HISTORY 



OP 



JERSEYVILLE, ILL?INOIS, 



i822 TO -190-1. 



BY 



REV. MARSHALL M. COOPER 



JEKSETVILLK KEI'lTEMCAX TKINT. 
1!»01. 



PREFACE. 

This volume I now respectfuily dedicate to the citizensof 
Jerseyville, 111. I am not unmindful of the many kind and 
encourag"ing- words spoken to me by almost all the citizens of 
Jerseyville, while in course of writing" and construction, es- 
pecially am I endehted to Editor Becker for his many sensi- 
ble pointers which have been very helpful. This book con- 
tains a histor}' of our City, covering" a period of seventy-nine 
years, beg"inning- when John Ballard, a pioneer squatter who 
l>uilt his cabin on Abija Davis' farm in the north part of the 
city in 1S22, before a foot of land was entered, in ornear, Jer- 
seyville. Taking" this date for my starting-point, I have sys- 
tematically followed the rise and prog"ress of our city to the 
present moment, g"iving" an impartial and correct account of 
all her internal improvements, every business interest which 
has risen and passed away, with all that remains; every pro- 
fession, whose represenatives have passed awa3% or remain 
with us; everv occupation once followed, and is still followed; 
the churches, their org"anization, g"rowth; with the successive 
chang"e of their pastors, and when; our educational system, of 
which our citzens are justly so proud; have all been carefully, 
but of necessity briefly, represented. 

This volume is also embellished with portraits of about 
one hundred and fifty of our citizens, some of them the early 
pioneers, others early professional and business men, with 
the larg"er part of the professional and business men who re- 
main with us, with some twenty children placed in g"roups, al- 
together covering in their lives a period of about one hundred 
and ten years. 

When all these faces are hid in the tomb, this memorial 
book will reveal to the survivors many reminiscences of by_ 
g"one day«. I have spared neither pains nor labor in canvass- 
ing- every inch of the business and human lite of Jerseyville, 
to make this a volume absolutely correct and complete in all 
its statements. 



Mv convictions were that anvthinu- slioi't of reliabilit}' 
and completeness would be an imposition upon the people. 

To avoid leaving- an imposition upon my life-long- friends 
and acquaintances, has prompted me to the most faithful 
and rigid research in all my preparation of this work 

By the earnest request of some of the older citizens, I 
have added, at the beginning" of my work, a'^J^hanksgiving- 
Discourse" by Rev. L. P. Grosvenor, delivered in the Pres- 
byterian Church, of which he was then pastor, Nov. 28, 1853. 
Jersevville was then twent}^ years old, as you will all see by 
reading- the beginning- of this book. The early history of 
Jerseyville, covering- the first twenty years, can be found no- 
where else, and to the older citizens, especially, it will be very 
interesting-. 

Many will read this volume and refer to it for authority 
after the writer has passed beyond. Should an omission or 
discrepency of statement be discovered, I ask foronly a chari- 
table criticism, assuring- you it was not the result of careless- 
ness, or lack of labor. I have spoken of you all kindly and 
fairly, and I know I shall receive the same from you. 

The work is done. I have done my best May God make 
this volume a blessing- to all who read it, is the desire of the 
writer. 

Marshall M. Cooper. 



CONTENTS, 



Alumni Association 14H 

Analysis of Water 125 

Attorneys 93 

A. F. and A. M 142 

Architects 212 

Balveries 209 

Banking Business 188 

Barber shops 208 

Baptist Church 33 

Blacksmiths 204 

Bear visit to Jersey ville 22 

Boot and Shoe store 192 

Book and News stand 215 

Cabinet Shop 215 

Cemeteries 18 and 224 

Church of the Holy Ghost. . . 34 
Cliurch of St. Francis Xavier. . 36 

Church, ME 21 

Clergy of Jersey ville 41 

Circuit clerks 109 

City Marshal 115 

City Hall 130 

City officers 116 

Cigar Factory 208 

County ( 'oroners 112 

County Surveyors 112 

Court House 105 

Coal Trade 198 

Constables 115 

Clothing Stores 185 

Colored church 39 

Criminal Record 127 

Dental Surgery 'i*l 

Deer in Jersey ville 9 

Drug Stores 200 

Dry Goods store 1S."5 

Episcopal church 37 

Elevators 191 

Klectric Light Co 122 

Express Companies 214 



I. O. O. F 139 

Jersey ville Water Works. . . .124 

Jersey Co. Officials 107 

.Jerseyville, when incorporated 8 

who named it 6 

Encampment 140 

Judges of Probate Court 109 

Justices of the Peace 114 

Knights of Honor 141 

Knights of Pythias 141 

Laundry 215 

Livery & Feed Stable .197 

Lumber yards 199 

Marble Works . . ■ ■ • 215 

Masons 213 

Meat M arkets 201 

Millinery 202 

Milling Business. 189 

Mothers Society 147 

Monday Musical Club. ... .147 

Mutual Protective League 145 

Mutual Aid 141 

Municipal Government 114 

M. W. A 143 

Old Settlers Society 226 

Opera House 216 

Painters 213 

Pluming 216 

Poultry Market 208 

Photography 206 

Physicans and Surgeons past. . 77 
Physicans and Surgeons. . . 

present 85 

Post Office 223 

Public Schools 60 

R. R Agts 214 

Royal Neighbors . . .144 

School Commissioners 110 

Secret Societies 138 

Sheriffs of Jersev Co 107 



Fruit Stores 206 

Feed Stores 208 

G. A. R 144 

German Evangelical Church. . 39 

Graduates 63 

Graduates in Stenography 75 

Graduates in Post Works 76 

Grocery Stores 186 

Harness Shops 202 

Hardvvare Stores 194 

Hospital and Sanitarium 131 

Hotels 203 

Insurance Companies 210 

Implement Establishments 195 



Sons of Temperance 138 

Soda Factory 216 

State's Attorneys HI 

Stenographers 214 

Tailoring 197 

Telephone Co 129 

Transfer Co 216 

Undertaking 203 

Veterinary Surgeons 210 

Waterworks 124 

Western Catholic Union 146 

Womans Relief Corps 145 

Y. M. C. A 226 



jKKSKY\aLLLK, III., Nov. 28, 1853. 
Rev . L. Grosvenor, Jerseyville, 111. 

Dear Sir: — In common with the numerous assembly of 
our citizens, who heard your very interesting- and instruc- 
tive discourse on the history of Jerseyville, delivered in the 
Presbyterian church, in this place, on the 24th inst., we 
would be much pleased to have it published in pamphletform. 
We, therefore, respectfully request a copy for that purpose. 
Very Respectfully, 

Your fellow citizens, 
Alex. B. Morean, John N. Squier, 

A. C. HiNTON, A. W. Howe, 

C. H. Knapp, M. E. Bagley, 

J. H. Maupin, Chas. S. Jackson, 

Jas. C. Graham, U. D. Howell, 

J. H. BUFFINGTON, C. H. ROBERTS, 

N. L. Adams, J. E. Cooper, 

S. L. McGiLL, M. Che:ney. 



A THANKSGIVING DISCOURSE 
Delivered by Rev. L. Gro.wenor., in the Presbyterian 
churchy November 2 4, 185 fi. Published by refpiest of 
many of the older citizens. 

TEXT. 

"And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold 
now the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 
Let us g-o, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every 
man a beam, and let us make a place there where we may 
dwell. And he answered, Go ye." — 11. Kings, 6th chap. 1st 
& 2nd verses. 

In as humble circumstances as the old prophet Elisha 
and his young- disciples, were the early settlersof our villag-e. 
When they left their far-off homes, and their g-ray-haired sires 
and the fields where they had culled the first flowers of life, 
it was in the spirit of these children of the prophet. The 
places where they dwelt with "the old folks at home, "had be- 
come too strait for the sustenance of all; and when they talk- 
ed of swarming-, it was not to g-o to flourishing- cities, to build 
palaces of wealth, g-littering- with g^old. They bent their 
course toward a wild, rolling- prairie, lying- in its native beauty 
just as God had made it, skirted with forests of oak and hick- 
ory, where each could hew his own beam and build his own 
log- cabin, as their prototypes did near the river Jordan. 

But notwithstanding- their humble means and limited 
ambition, they must have been men of g-ood taste, and a quick 
eye for natural beauty. Among- many pleasant sites for a 
villag-e in this reigon, they sought and found the most charm- 
ing-. Among^ many hig-h and luxuriant swells upon the prai- 
rie's breast, they soug^ht and found, the hig-hest, the most 
beautiful, the most fertile. 

The iiutlior has afifk'd scntLMices Ofcasioiiiilly. These are enclosed in paren- 
theses 



Let us record their names and deeds. The time may be 
when the record shall hav^e an importance, which, owing- to its 
newness, it may not possess to-day. 

To the older settlers, most ot what I shall say will be 
familiar; but they will be glad, I trust, to have their minds 
stirred up by way of remembrance, and the young"er may 
derive benefit from hearing- about the fathers of Jerseyville. 

The present town of Jerseyville stands mostly on Sec- 
tion 21, Township 8, North Rang-e 11, West of the third prin- 
cipal meridian. The first entry was made by Joseph M. 
Fairfield, Oct. 20, 1823. He entered the West half of the N. 
W. qurter. Section 21, the south line of which is on Hickory 
Street, i. e., the street bounding E. A. D'Arcy's lots and un- 
finished edifice on the south, and the East line bounds the 
grave-yard on the East. Five years afterwards, Aug. 21, 
1828, Lindsay H. English, a native of Kentucky, now resi- 
ding in Greene County, 111. entered the West half of the S.W. 
quarter, — the east line of which was partly on Main or State 
Street, extending South as far as the dwelling of Dr. Charles 
Knapp; (Widow Knapp lives) West as far as Mullholland's: 
(A. W. Cross lives.) North as far as Hickory Street before 
mentioned. On the 21st of September 1832, John Anderson, 
of Tennessee, entered the S. E. quarter of the S. W. quarter, 
and on the 10th of April 1833, Dr. A. H. Burritt entered the 
N. E. quarter of the S. W. quarter. In 1833, N. L. Adams, 
of Vermont, entered the N. W. quarter of the N. E. quarter 
of section 28. 

James Faulkner, a native of Pennsylvania, was the first 
actual settler. He lived, in 1827, in a log cabin. This cabin 
was built by one Ballard, a squatter, who lived there for some 
time previous to 1827. His cabin was bought by Faulkner, 
which stood in the extreme North part of town, not far from 
the road leading to Kane, just beyond the house of Abijah 
Davis; but he erected in the same year, part of the building 
known as the old Red House, at present owned by E. A. 
D'Arcy (now the P. D. Cheney home.) That house is the 



first frame house ever built on land now occupied by thetown 
of Jerseyville. For several years it was a tavern by necessi- 
t}^ and under its hospitable roof some of my present audi- 
ence have found the only shelter that was offered in the t^wn 
that now contains two hurdred houses; for besides this, there 
was, till 1833, only a small log" cabin, built by John Ellis in 
1830, on the corner of what are now known as Main and Mul- 
berry streets. This floorless hut was about 12 by 15 feet 
measurement, and was used sometimes for a dwelling-, and at 
other times for a corn crib. In 1833, John Anderson erected 
a building- on the spot now occupied by the Croton House, at . 
the corner of Main and Pearl streets. (Now Will Hanley's 
meat market.) This house was afterwards moved to Spruce 
street, two blocks East, and is the same now owned by Chas. 
S. Jackson. In the same year. Dr. A. H. Burritt built a log- 
house on what is now Exchang-e street; the same house con- 
stitutes part of the dwelling- now owned and occupied by E. 
S. Wells. 

The inhabitants, at this time, were N L. Adams, who, 
in 1833, built and lived in a log- house on the spot where he 
now lives in the extreme South part of the town; Alfred Car- 
penter, who lived in the Red House; Murray Cheney, and 
John Anderson. Adams, Carpenter, and Anderson had fam- 
ilies. Cheney was unmarried. These were all the residents 
here in 1833. 

(Mrs. Grig-g-sby came to Jerseyville in the winter of 1836, 
traveling- all the way from North Carolina in a one horse cart, 
with six little children, her husband being- dead. On the 20th 
of February, 1836, shortly after arriving- here, she g-ave birth 
to a son in a log- cabin, the home of N. L.Adams, which stood 
where now stands the C. P. & St. L. Depot. Mrs. Maria 
Ford, nee Adams, now living- among- us, says she dressed 
the child and took care of the child's mother in her fath- 
er's house. That settles it. That son she named Hen- 
ry A., and was the first child born in Jerseyville, viz., Febru- 
ary 20th, 1836. This man now lives in Lincoln Co., Mo., his 



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post office being- Moscow Mills. He was 65 years old 20th of 
last February. A daughter, older, that came from North 
Carolina with her, is also living in Moscow Mills, Mo. She 
is about 70 3^ears old. P"or some reason Mrs. Griggsby lived 
with her little children in the night, in the old school house, 
but during the day had to vacate, to give room for the school, 
then in session, while she liv^ed among the people of the town, 
returning to the school house for the night. She afterwards 
lived in a log cabin which stood on East Pearl street between 
where Robert Whitehead and George Van Home now live.) 

In 1834, Messrs. Lott & Daley built part of the store now 
occupied by the Messrs. Knapp, (now stands National Bank,) 
and there established the first trading house ever known 
here. They built, also, in the same year, the house on Main 
street, now owned and occupied by Dr. Hutchinson. In that 
vear, also, they built the backpart of the house now occupied 
by Mrs. Kimball, on Main street, in which R. Graham kept a 
store in 1834, and, in 1835, Samuel L. McGill added the front 
now used as a family grocery. 

In 1834, Messrs. Lott & Daley bought the West half of 
the S. W. quarter, which English had sold Evans, who had a 
mortgage on the property. They also entered the quarter 
section West of the "Red House Tract," now owned by Abi- 
jah Davis. Moreover, they purchased of John Anderson the 
S. E. quartes of the S. W. quarter, and of Carpenter, they 
bought the West half of the N. W. quarter; so that Messrs. 
Lott & Daley, were, n 1834, proprietors of almost all the 
land included m the village of Jerseyville. 

In 1833, twenty years ago, all the houses between the 
town of Kane and Alton might be easily enumerated. The 
house were Mervine now lives, three-fourths of a mile north- 
west of the village of Kane, was then standing, and was the 
postoffice nearest to this place. Thither the early settlers 
in the township, for some years repaired to get news from 
the loved ones left behind. In 1833, the store now occupied 
by Z. H. Adams, of Kane, was erected, and the next house 



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on the road was the old Red House before mentioned. Pass- 
ing- the few building-son this spot, already enumerated, the 
next house was on the spot then and now occupied b}'^ Thos. 
Cumming"s, who is believed to be the only resident in this re- 
gion, over 45 years of ag-e, who is a native of Illinois. His 
ag"e is abont 55. There was not a house on the present site 
of the town of Delhi- The next house was Nelson Lurton's. 
The next, a mile south of Delhi, occupied by John Wilkins. 
There was a cabin near the Piasa crossing, since demolished. 
The next was a cabin on the place now occupied by Thomas 
Marshall. The next was a cabin on the place lately occu- 
pied by "Old Job," whose cordial invitation to "stop and see" 
him, no longer greets the eye of the weary traveler. The 
next was the house of Debond; still standing beyond the 
Piasa. Below there, where lately stood a large, rickety, 
ghostly two-story building, burned down last winter, the 
road turned to the left, leaving the present Monticello half a 
mile to the right, and going through Scarritt's prairie; but 
there was no Monticello then; that beautiful village, with its 
justly celebrated Female Seminary, was then unborn; and 
from Scarritt's prairie there was not a single house till you 
reached Alton, then a village, at the higest computation, of 
some twenty buildings in all.* Till 1834, the place called 
Jerseyville had been known as Hickory Grove, from time 
immemorial. This name was derived from the fact that 
the piece of oak forest intersprinkled wnth 'semi-occa- 
sional' hickory tree, still standing in part on the land of Da- 
vis, Morean, Corbett and Burke, was then the only growth 
of trees on the ground belonging to Jerseyville. In 1834, for 
the purpose of establishing a Post Office here, the principal 
inhabitants of Jerseyville and vicinity met at the Red House, 

* Hov. Thomas Lippincott. now of Chandlerville. 111., informed the writer that 
when lie was rifling from Jacksonville to Alton, twenty-five years ago. in company 
•with Kev. EflWiud Beei;her. now of Boston, the (luestion arose as they passed 
throngh the prairie around Jerseyville. whether this region of country would ov- 
or be all taken up and settled. Being hopeful men tliey concluded it would be 
done some time or other but not in their day or generation. 



to g^ive the new town a new name. Those who attended that 
meeting- were, G. Patterson, Geo. Richards, J. E. Cooper, G. 
W. Lowder, J. Allen, R. B. Robbins, Isaac Darneil, E. A. 
D'Arcy, Alfred Carpenter, John Ellis, J. W. Lott, E.M.Daley. 
Murray Cheney, N. L. Adams, A. H. B urritt, N. Miner, 
Franklin Potts, and J. A. Potts, (cill now dead.) Dr. E. A. 
D'Arcy was chairman of the meeting-. Several names were 
proposed for the new town. Major Patterson proposed that 
it be called Livingston. Carpenter, an old soldier, wished it 
to be called Libert\\ Richards, a New Hampshire man, wish- 
ed to immortalize the memory of that decaying state; by 
christening this promising- town with the insignificant name 
New Hampshire. Cheney proposed that the proprietors of 
the town should g-ive it whatever name they pleased This 
proposition seeming to meet the views of the majority of the 
meeting. Dr. Lott, a native of New Jersey, was called on for 
a name. He arose and thanked the people, and with a char- 
acteristic expletive, and in the genuine Jersey dialect, cried 
ont, "I'd like to have it called Jersey wille," The doctor, 
sharing the common fate of humanity, did not obtain the full 
accomplishment of his wishes, for the meeting voted to call 
the place Jerseyville, not Jerseywille, and then agreed on E. 
M. Daley for Postmaster, subject to the will of the higher 
powers. After this important matter was accomplished, the 
meetings adjourned, according- to the Illinois liquor law of 
those times, to drink the health of the new town in flowing^ 
bowls of tanzy bitters. The people obtained their desire 
with regard to the Post Office and Postmaster; K. M. Daley 
being appointed the first Postmaster of Jerseyville. 

In 1834, part of the town was laid off in Blocks and lots, 
by Lott & Daley, and some bargains were made at private 
sale. The two lots situated at the corner of Main and Pearl 
streets, now occupied b}' J. C. Darby & Co., Morean, Hinton, 
ect., which, with the buildings, are now owned by Wm. Yates, 
were sold in 1834 to Richard Graham for twenty <lollars each. 
They are worth now, without the buildings, live hundred dol- 



lars each. The second store in the place was erected here 
by Richard Graham, in 1834. 

The first public sale of lots took place in 1835. The 
prices of the most elig-ible, measuring- 50 feet by 110, were 
from $20 to $40. 

Several additions to the orig-inal plot of Jerseyville have 
since been made. In 1839, G. W. Burke laid off an addition 
of nearly forty acres East of Lott & Daley's plot. In 1844, 
Shephard, administrator of Johnson's estate, made an addi- 
tion South of Burke's, called Johnson's addition. In 1852, 
James C. Perry made an addition, in the Western part of 
the town. In 1853, ISI. L. Adams made an addition of eig-ht 
acres Eas^- of Burke's. 

The name given to the town was a fortunate one for the 
prospects of the place. It must, in fact, be considered as 
one of the most important causes of the prosperity of the 
town and country. It has been a means of settling" the vil- 
lage and the fine country around it, with a population, the 
majority of whom are from New Jersey; a people well known 
for their industry and thrift, and, g-eneraly, for their sober 
and orderly character. From that time to the present, the 
waves of mig-ration from New Jersey have continued to roll 
hitherward. when the places of the sons of the prophets in 
the ancient Jerseys become too strait, or the sand banks too 
deep a.nd barren, for the support of the new and increasing- 
families of the State, they at once g-et a map of Illinois, and 
sit down to study the topography of the country, and to de- 
cide upon the very spot of these wide prairies, whither they 
will urge their steps. The name of Jerseyville, Jersey Coun- 
ty, smacks greatly of the old homestead and fireside. They 
judge, and judge rightly, that they will find a society similar 
to that the}^ are leaving. They hope to find all the advantages 
they left, and none of the disadvantages. They believe they 
are coming to a New Jersey indeed; only that the soil is a 
black and rich vegetable deposit, instead of a yellow, bottom- 
lest5 sand drift, from which it has hitherto astonished them 



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to be able to raise anything- but watermelons, even by the 
most sedulous coaxing". Therefore, from 1834 to nearly the 
present time, Old Jersey has emptied itself with a steady and 
increasing current, into the New Jersey of Illinois. When 
persecuted in one Jersey, the inhabitants flee into another, 
shaking- the sand out of the heels of their boots, as a testi- 
mony ag-ainst it. This immig-ration has caused here a con- 
tinual demand for land, and of course kept up a continual 
rise in the price of lands — so that, until quite recently, our 
lands have broug-ht comparatively enormous rates. But rail- 
roads and plankroads have lately broug-ht so much other land 
into competition with ours, that we, being- yet without rail or 
plank, have been crowded into a corner, where we are likely 
to remain sometime. The Jersey and other people who come 
to Jersey County now, generally make but short halt. Ma- 
coupin, Sang-amon and other lands invite them, and our coun- 
try is too strait and too far from market, even for some of 
those who have dwelt here man}^ years; so that, young- as we 
are, we have already sent out new colonies, to the East, 
North and South. 

The town of Jersey ville was incorporated in July, 1837. 
The first Trustees of the Corporation were J. W Lott, G. H. 
Collins, Samuel L. McGill, Richard Graham and E. M. Dal- 
ey. In 1839, it was made a county seat, and the new County 
of Jersey wassetoff from Greene, towhich it formerly belong-- 
ed. This was done against a strong- opposition from interes- 
ted persons. In 1840, the Court House was erected, at a cost 
of $6000; raised mostly by subscription. It was built on the 
block given by Lott & Daley to the town for a Public Square, 
and the Trustees of the town now deeded it to the County, 
for the public buildings. 

I now proceed to give some account of the Literary, Re~ 
lig-ious and Benevolent Institutions of Jerseyville. 

1st. THE LITICKAKY INSTITUTIONS. 

It is unfortunate for Jerseyville, as it has been for most 
Western towns, that the early and subsequent settlers have 



had no very absorbing- interest ni the subject of education. 
Being- men of limited pecuniary ability, they have been g-en- 
erally tempted to think more of the material than the intellect- 
ual interests of themselves and their children. The establish- 
ment and sustaining- of schools has been rather an "uphill 
business," ever since Irving- Little, in the winter of 1833-4, 
started the first little school in the Old Red House. Mr. Lit- 
tle seems to have found the business rather an unprofitable 
one, for he speedily exchang-ed the birch for the hoe, which 
he continues to wield at this day, in the eastern part of the 
county, with considerable profit to himself and the "rising- 
g-eneration" around him. • 

The venerable John Adams, of Jacksonville, a man who 
has probably instructed more boys than any man in America,* 
having- been long- a noted preceptor in several of the best ac • 
ademies in New Eng-land, taug-ht school for some time in this 
villag-e, in 1836. He was the first who taug-ht school in the 
old school house, which in 1836, was built on land devoted for 
school purposes by A. H. Burritt. This house, measuring- 
20 feet by 24, still stands, thoug-h threatened with speedy 
extermination by the finger of time and the march of improve- 
ment. It was not built like the pyramids, for the admiration 
of future ag-es. In this weather-beaten edifice, the gfospel 
was preached for several years, by ministers of various de- 
nominations, before the erection of any church edifice, and 
until this year, 1853, it has been the only public school-house. 
(Mrs. Virginia Harbert says it was a very common thing- to 
meet the wild deer g-oing- to school from the old Red House, to 
the old school house, which stood in Cap. John Smith's yard.) 
But a g-ood brick school house, erected by a tax, has been 
completed, measuring- 24x36 feet, and is occupied by Mr. 
Corbett, w).o has taug-ht in this villag-e for many years. This 
is all that can be said about our public schools and school 
houses. Our best schools, hitherto, have been those which 

* Till' fatlior of tln' pii'suiit wfitcr went to scliool to liiin iiiort- ilian fifty years 



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have been established and their whole expenses borne by 
the teachers themselves. 

In 1849, Miss Mary Farley erected at her own cost, a 
larg-e two story frame building- for school purposes, and ex- 
cellent private schools for young- ladies and for small children 
have since been steadily kept there. The lower story of 
Temperance Hall was desig-ned for a private school room, and 
has been used as such, nearly ever since it was completed. 
A Library Association was established in 1850, and the libra- 
ry contains now about three hundred volumes and periodi- 
cals, which are constantly thoug-h too slowly increasing-. It 
ts hoped that this mstitution will be cherished by all the pres- 
ent and future inhabitants, as one calculated more than any 
other to stimulate a desire for solid information, and to g-ive 
to our ing-enious and ambitious youth the opportunity to lay 
a broad foundation for future usefulness and fame. Many a 
statesman, crowned with the laurels of the senate; many a 
hero known inhis country's history; has referred to the villag-e 
library of his native town, as g-iving- him the first ambition to 
tread the world's arena, and soil his sandals with the Olym- 
pic dust. 

A Lyceum was commenced in 1839, and has been sus- 
tained duri'ng- nearly every winter since that time. Here, in 
debate and lecture, the young- and aspiring- may find a fair 
and encourag-ing^ field to exhibt to themselves and others, the 
earliest sig-ns of promise, and to win some bubbles of renown 
from no unwilling- or envious auditt>rs. Let this institution 
too be cherished, and better patronized than it has been, by 
the middle-ag-ed and the old. Let parents be more anxious 
that their children should attend these debates and lectures, 
which cost nothing- and are worth something-, than that they 
should follow the strolling- vagabonds of every description 
who honor us so often with their visits, which cost something 
and are worth nothing-. 

A brass Band, which deserves honorable mention among- 
our literary institutions, was org-anized early in 1852, by nu- 



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merous amateur musicians of this place, and has since dis- 
coursed eleg^ant and g^ratuitous music wherever their services 
are demanded. Their instruments were mostly furnished 
them by the voluntary contributions of our citizens. 

A Phrenolog"ical society was org^anized this year, 1853. 

An important Literary Institutionisthe "Prairie State," 
a weekly newspaper established in 1849, by John C. Conklin, 
continued awhile after he left by A. C. Hinton, Esq., and 
now edited and published by Aug"ustus Smith. Several 
other efforts had been made to establish newspapers here 
previous to this, but the papers all failed after a short-lived 
existence. This paper is well sustained, and bids fair to 
survive for some g^enerations to come. 

There mig-ht be a Reading Room in Jersevville, but 
there is none. There mig"ht be an academy established on a 
firm basis, with funds sufficient for the salary of teachers of 
the first order; sufficient also, to furnish a g"ood library, 
g-ood philosophical and chemical apparatus, and a good min- 
eralogfical and geolog^ical cabinet; a school where the sons 
and daug-hters of Jerseyville might be sure of having- a g^en- 
erous education without leaving- home. But is the historian 
of Jerseyville yet born, who shall be able to say it was found- 
ed in his day. (Were Mr. Grosvenor living- today, it mig-ht 
be said tohim, "Yes, there was a boy then sitting- before you, 
14 years old, who is now the historian, recording- the fact 
that Jerse3'ville has a library containing- 3,623 volumes, and 
on an averag-e of 2,000 visitors monthly, besides, with a well- 
equipped hig-h school, both with teachers and apparatus, 
'where the sons and daug-hters of Jerseyville may be sure of 
having- ag-enerous education without leaving- home.'") If we 
had, in Illinois, or in the town of Jerseyville, an efl&cient and 
comprehensive system of public schools, such as they have 
in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, and 
even in some particular towns of our own State, we could 
very well do without a Seminary, established by private 
funds. But is there a prospect that the g-eneral apathy with 



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regard to public schools will g^ive place to a zeal in their be- 
half, which will produce a s^-stem that will gixe to the child- 
ren of Jersevville an3'thing-like a thoroug-h education? Yet, 
he would infer from our indifference to the establishment of 
good schools, that our adult population are w'anting in gener- 
al intelligence, would fall wide of the truth. The general 
intellig"ence of the people is sufficiently manifest from the 
abundance of papers and other periodicals, which are reg'u- 
larly received at this postoffice. More than a thousand cop- 
ies of various newspapers and magazines are regularly re- 
ceived and distributed here, besides our own village journal. 
Of the newspapers, there are some dailies, more tri-week- 
lies, and still more weeklies. * Besides this evidence of in- 
telligence, it must be added, that during- the past year con- 
siderable feeling upon the subject of education has been ex- 
cited in Jerse3^ville, and a Convention is about to be held in 
this place, to consult concerning the best means of improv- 
ing the common schools of Illinois. At this meeting, the 
presence and counsel of eminent speakers is expected, and 
it IS confidently hoped that the influence of that Convention 
w'ill be felt, not merely in this town and county, but Ihrough- 
out the State, and more particularU^ in the capital of the 
State, when the next Legislature shall be in session. 

2d. THK KICLIGIOUS INSTITITTIONS. 

It is believed that the Rev. Thomas Lippincott, still liv- 
ing in a g-reen old age, is the first minister of an}'' denomin- 
ation who ever preached the gospel within the bounds ot 
this village. He, with Rev. Mr. Breed, Rev. Klisha Jenney, 
now of Waverly, and Rev. Dr. Blackburn, whose precious 
memory is embalmed in all the churches of this region of 

* The principal and favorite ones are the following: Of the Alton Telegraph, 
there are received 100 copies; Alton Courier. 80; Saturday Evening Post. 66; 
Pennsylvaniaii. 6a. St. Louis Intelligencer, 40; National Era. 35. Ofnionllily Ma- 
gazines, tlie following aretlie cliief. viz: Harpers', 30 copies; Prairie Farmer. 30; 
Western Magazine. 30; Farm and Garden. 1"; l\riicl<ei-l)ockei'. 10; Scientitic Amer- 
ican. 10. 



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country, had several times, from 1833 to 1835, preached here 
in various private houses. 

On the 15th of February, 1834, by appointment of the 
Presbytery of Illinois, Rev. Thomas Lippincott and Rev. 
Elisha Jenney "attended in the south part of Greene county, 
near Hickory Grove," in the house of N. L. Adams, to org-an- 
ize the Presbyterian Church; which was the first church or- 
g"anized in this place. After sermofi, by Mr. Lippincott, 18 
persons were formed into a church, who elected three elders, 
who were ordained the next day. The records of the church 
do not g-ive the names of these elders, but they were, A. H. 
Burritt, James Lumsden and M. N. Bosworth. It is believ- 
ed thatiill these are still living", but only one of them, (Lums- 
den,) continues connected with this church. The church 
was called, at that time, The South Greene Church, which 
name was chang-ed March 3rd, 1839, by vote of church and 
presbytery, to that of the "Presbyterian Church in Jersey- 
ville." For a considerable time Mr. Lippincott preached 
here statedly. Rev. Amos P. Brown officiated as slated 
preacher from October, 1835, to February, 1837, and from 
Aug-ust, 1837, to Aug-ust, 1838. From September, 1839, to 
September, 1840, Rev. Joseph Fowler was the stated preach- 
er. In September, 1839, an interesting" protracted meeting" 
was held, when Mr. Fowler was assisted by Rev. L. Lyons 
of New York State, and Rev. Hug"h Barr of Carrollton. Mr. 
Lyons was invited to become the stated preacher, and com- 
menced his labors in November, 1840. In March, 1841, a 
protracted meeting" was held, w^hich is said to have been very 
profitable to the spiritual interests of the church. The in- 
stallation of Rev. L. Lyons, as pastor of this church, took 
place December 26th, 1843, by the Alton Presbytery, after 
he had been preaching" here for three years. Rev. A. T. 
Norton preached the sermod on the occasion. 

Till 1841, the Presbyterian Church had worshiped 
mostly in the school house, but on the 14th of October. 1841, 
this meeting" house, which had been building- several years, 



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was dedicated to the worship of God. It was built on land 
g-iven to the church by Johnson & Daley in 1838 — its original 
dimensions being- 40 by 48 feet, and its cost about S2,000. 
The sermon at the dedication was preached by Rev. Theron 
Baldwin. 

In the month of January, 1842, a very interesting- pro- 
tracted meeting was held by Rev. James Gallaher, who 
spent two weeks here, preaching daily. February 1, 1842, 
an addition of more than fifty was made, to the church. In 
September, 1839, there were but fifty-four members. On 
the list for 1842, more than two hundred names are found, 
being an increase of about one hundred and fifty in three 
years. 

Rev. Mr. Lyons, after having labored here for four 
years, died Januar}^ 11, 1845, greatly lamented by the large 
church, which, in his time, from a "little one, had become a 
thousand." He was buried in the rear of the churcL, and a 
monument erected over his remains by the contributions of 
the members. 

After his death the church was without regular preach- 
ing for more than a year, viz: until March, 1846, at which 
time Rev. G. C. Wood commenced his ministerial labors. 
During his administration of four years, eighty-six mem- 
bers were added to the church, fifty-four of them on profes- 
sion. In the spring of 1850, Mr. Wood resigned his charge 
and is now laboring in Greenville, Illinois. 

In October, 1850, Rev. L. Grosvenor commenced his 
minsterial services in Jerseyville, since which time 37 mem- 
bers have been added to the church, 17 on profession, and 
20 by letter. The whole number now in connection with this 
church, and in good standing, is two hundred and seventeen; 
so that the church is but little larger than it was eleven years 
ago. Nevertheless, it would be unfair to infer that the church 
has "stood still" so long. Increase in mere numbers is not the 
best criterion of the prosperity of a church. A church may 
even be diminishing in numbers, and yet gaining in actual 




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streng-th and influence. That theg-eneral intellig-enceof this 
Church, and its wealth, and its contributions to the various 
objects of rehg-ious benevolence, have vastly increased with- 
in a few vears, is very certain, thoug-h there is ability, and 
g-reat occasion to do still more. Their contributions last 
year to the cause of missions and other similar enterprises, 
were about $300. 

In 1846, they purchased a house in the east part of the 
town for a parsonage. In 1852 they sold that property for 
$650, and purchased of William B. Nevius, for $800, the con- 
venient property now occupied as the parsonage, corner of 
Main and Carpenter streets. In 1851 they added to the front 
of the church building 14x40 feet, surmounted by a neat bel- 
fry, adding a gallery and sixteen pew^s on the lower floor, at a 
cost of $825. In 1852, they added Venetian blinds, at a cost 
of $105. In 1853 ti.ey purchased a bell, weighing 883 pounds, 
at cost of $363, and for chandelier and other conveniences, 
they have expended $85, more, making an expenditure of 
over $1,600 for Church purposes, in the three years, during^ 
which the present minister has resided here, and for which 
expenditures they are still in debt to the amount of $250, 
which they expect shortly to liquidate, by means of a leg- 
acy due the Church from the estate of the late Dr. 

Todd. 

While giving to this Church the credit of expeditures, I 
by no means desire to ignore the liberality of other Churches, 
members of no Churches, who, to a considerable extent, have 
aided many of these improvements. It is indeed, an evidence 
of the mutual kindliness of members of the various Churches 
and congregations of Jersey ville toward each other, that they 
have ever been ready to assist each other in all usefull under- 
takings, for the advancement of the material and spiritual in- 
terests of Jerseyville. The voice of party and denomination- 
al strife is always hushed when there is a demand for pecu- 
niary aid. In one respect, it must be owned, this church has 
taken a step backward since its organization. It was organ- 



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ized on total abstinence principles. But, for some cause, the 
restriction with reg'ard to the use of intoxicating" liquors \vas 
taken off, and the church has since suffered considerably, in 
consequence of that unfortunate act. 

This is at present the only Presbyterian church in the 
county, and I have been, until now, the onl}- Presbyterian 
preacher, but Rev. Socrates Smith has just been employed 
to intinerate over the county, and preach in various places 
where preaching- is needed, and it is conlidentily hoped, that 
thi^oug'h his instrumentality, other churches will spring- up, 
some colonizing from this church, and others joining-, who 
have as yet formed no connection with an}- other church. 

The Methodist Episcopal church was org-anized in July, 
1839, under the administration of Rev. M. Robbins, with 
seven members. The ministers who have succeeded Mr. 
Robbins are the following: Revs. Messrs. Allen, McMurray, 
Anderson, Dickens, Jones, Leaton, Anderson, Coving-ton, 
Jones, Wood, Lewis, Culver,, who was the first stationed 
preacher and remained two years, and Risley, who is the 
present incumbent. Under the zealous labors of those faith- 
ful ministers of the Word, the church has enjoyed several 
revivals, and now numbers one hundred and ten members; 
and in the county, the membership of the church has grown 
so numerous, that two circuit preachers have been employed 
this year, besides the stationed preacher. 

The church liuilding- of the Methodists in this villag-e was 
erected in 1846-7, <,»n land g-iven them by Major G. Patterson. 
The cost of the building- was about $900. Its dimensions are 
34 by 40 feet. They have also a very fine parsonage proper- 
ty, near the meeting- house, purchased in 1851 for $900. 

The cong-reg-ation are thinking- about enlarg-ing- their house 
of worship, — it having- been, for some time, too small to ac- 
commodate the worshipers. It is believed that this church 
has lived in more peace and brotherly love than either of the 
other churches No difference of opinion on collateral ques- 
tions has ever taken their thoug-hts from the main question, 



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or been permitted to sever the unity of the spirit or the bonds 
of peace. 

The Baptist church was organized iu 1841. The feu- 
Baptists here at that time invited Rev. Elijah Dodson to hold 
a meeting- here for two days. He came and preached in the 
old school house and in private residences for seventeen 
days and nights. The result of the meeting was 25 hopeful 
conversions. On the 5th of September, 1841, the Baptist 
church was organized with thirty members, of whom one- 
third are still living here. The first deacons were Richard 
Graham and J. E. Cooper. The church was supplied with 
stated preaching by Rev. Messrs. Dodson and Moses Lemon 
till 1843, when Rev. Elihu Palmer was called to the care of 
the church, and remained till January, 1846. At this time 
there was a division of the church on the slavery question, 
and 18 members were organized into a new church under 
the care of Rev. E. Palmer. This church, however, soon 
expired, while the old church continued with Rev. Joel Terry 
for their minister till 1847. Rev. W. F. Boyakin was minis- 
ter from that time till April, 1849, when Rev. J. Bulkley com- 
menced his services. He continued till October, 1853, when 
he resigned and the church is now without regular preach- 
ing. Under the able and devoted ministry of Mr. Bulkle}- 
the church g-reatly increased in numbers and efficiency, so 
that now it numbers one hundred and sixty-thi'ee 

The church continued without a house of worship, meet- 
ing mostly in the court house, until July, 1849, when the 
present neat brick building, measuring 32 by 42 feet, ex- 
clusive of its portico, was erected at a cost of from $1,800 to 
$2,000, In 1850 they purchased a bell, weighing 525 pounds, 
for $200. In 1851 they added Venetian blinds at a cost of 
$80. This church has, for several years past, manifested a 
g-reat degree of liberality in their contributions to the vari- 
ous objects of religious benevolence. There are two or three 
other small Baptist churches in Jersey county. 

A Congregational church was organized in 1846, consist- 



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ing" mostly of seceders from the Presbyterian church, at a 
time of hig-h excitement on the subject of slavery, and 
Messrs. Hulbut and Loomis preached here for six months 
each, but the church was soon dissolved, and those of the 
members who are left m Jerse3^ville mostly attend the Pres- 
byterian church. 

The Roman Catholics have no church building- as yet, 
but with their usual superior judg"ment with regard to the 
localities of their public building-s, they purchased in 1852, 
of the Messrs. Barr, one-third of an acre of land in one of 
the most sig^htly and pleasant parts of the town. A hand- 
some church edifice, with an eleg^ant front and spire, built 
there, and fronting" on Main street, would be visible almost 
from Kane, five miles distant, and certainly from the villag^e 
of Fidelity, eleven miles distant, and would certainly be a 
great ornament to Jerseyville, standing", as it would, directly 
at the diverg-ing" point of the Main street and the road to Al- 
ton, and, like Grace church in Broadway, New York, pre- 
senting" itself to all promenaders in the principal street of 
the town, as the most conspicuous object throughout its 
entire length. 

The only cemetery in this neig"hborhood is a piece of 
g-round contaming" two acres, deeded to the County Commis 
sioners by Miss Arintha Conover, in 1841. Burials had taken 
place here for some years previous, when the land belong"ed 
to Carpenter, who afterwards sold the land with a reserva- 
tion of these two acres for a public g^rave-yard. It was never 
laid out in blocks and walks, and it is feared that a few years 
more will make it a place of inextricable confusion to those 
who wish to bur}^ their dead, or find the remains of the long- 
departed. Even now, the mattock of the g"rave-dig"g"er some- 
times strikes a coffin, and he is compelled to desist and 
commence his labors elsewhere. Even now, the father, vis- 
iting^ the g"rave-yard after long" years of absence, cannot, 
with any certainty, point to the spot where lie the relics of 
his child. The citizens of Jersevville will never be able to 



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claim the title of a fully civilized people till they have a cem- 
etery worthy to be the depository of the precious dead. It 
matters not how many churches we may have, or literary or 
benevolent institutions, we shall be forever justly scandaliz- 
ed while our dead lie thus neg-lected and forg-otten. The 
strang-tr of taste, cultivation and piety will always be shock- 
ed as he asks for your Greenwood or Auburn, to be informed 
that we have no brig-ht spot of verdure, and shade, and flow- 
ers, emblematic of immortal bloom, but only one bleak, ster- 
ile, g-loomy Golg-otha to be offered to his survey. 

O, ye rich and prosperous men of Jerseyville! Purge 
yourselves from this too foul and melancholy disgfrace. Give 
yourselves and give us one spot that shall be hallowed and 
blessed. Give us from your broad acres some extensive and 
lovelv lawn, which you and we may beautify with long--drawn 
aisles, arched by the branches of trees of the forest; some 
piece of sequestered ground, where the filthy swine shall no 
longer burrow into the g-raves of your wives and brothers 
and children, and where' stray horses and cattle shall never 
more find pasture. Give us the spot, where every summer 
evening- the ag-ed and the voung- may g-o alike to weep and re- 
joice — the place where gentle hands shall plant the cedar 
and the willow, the rose and the myrtle, around the firm, 
well-sodded grave, and from year to year shall watch the 
zephyr as it plays like a living spirit among- the trembling- 
petals; as it plays like the very fing-ers of the laug-hing- child, 
whose little frame is mouldering- there, while its spirit is 
smiling in the bosom of God. Give us where the thouhtless 
may g-o to be beg-uiled into lessons full of solemn warning-, 
which they shall in vain endeavor to forg-et. Give us where 
the aged and careworn may g-o to measure their last resting- 
place; yea, to lie down upon the sod, and casting- the eye of 
faith to heaven, cry, O, that I had the wing-s of a dove, that 
my spirit mig-ht fly away, and my broken body lie here in its 
serene, unbroken repose. * 

* 1 am happy to be ablo to add, that since tliis sernioii was d»'livored, arrange- 
ments are makinfr by Messrs. Adams, Morean and Blackburn for a suitable Cem- 
etery, just outside of the limits of tlie village. 



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Let us now proceed to the history of the societies for 
mutual relief, brotherhood and benevolence. 

The Jerseyville Division, No. 16, Sons of Temperance, 
was org-anized Aug-ust 4th, 1847. Charter members, G. C. 
Wood, E. J. Palmer, N. L. Adams, A. P. Brown, Wm. B. 
Nevius, T. L. McGill, A. B. Morean, C. H. Knapp, P. C. 
Walker, F. Osborn, Geo. Wharton, A. P. Staats and W. J. 
West. Nearly 400 members have been initiated. The pres- 
ent number is 120. The division built, in 1851, a fine hall, two 
stories hig-h, 22 by 50 feet, which was dedicated by G. W. P. 
Morean in September, 1851. The buildings and grounds 
cost between $1,800 and $2,000. 

G. C. Wood was the first W. P., N. L. Adams, W. A. 
Franklin section. No. 9, Cadets of Temperance, was organ- 
ized September 28th, 1848. The charter members were T. 
A. Boyakin, W. Leigh, D. Sunderland, D. S. Yates, P. D. 
Cheney, F. Potts, H. N. Wyckoff, W. Cook, R. J. Hill, E. 
Miner, C. H. Vandike, P. Updike, and W. A. Potts. Robert 
J. Hill was elected W. A., and D. S. Yates, secretary. The 
section has numbered as high as fifty or sixty. It now num- 
bers twenty-three. It has not lost a single member bv death 
since its organization. 

Jerseyville Union, Daughters of Temperance, was or- 
ganized April 21, 1853, with twelve members: Mary Combs, 
Sarah Hansell, Sarah Culver, Mary A. Smith, Mary Osborn, 
F. Maupin, Marilla Levine, Elizabeth Dunsden, Martha 
Nichols, Mary Snedeker, Miss Lorrance, and Elizabeth Mc- 
Gannon. 

Mary Combs was elected P. S., Sarah Hansell, S. A., and 
Sarah Culver, R. S. Present number of members 35. 

These are all the temperance societies at present exist- 
ing in this town or county. The first temperance society 
ever organized in this county was org-anized by Rev. Dr. 
Blackburn at Major Patterson's, several miles southwest of 
Jerseyville, as early as 1835. This society afterwards 
changed its quarters to Jerseyville and brought its records 



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here. In the time of the Washing-tonian movement, in 1840, 
a great reformation was effected in Jerseyville — some noto- 
rious drunkards were reclaimed and converted, and are still 
sober men and members of churches. When the order of 
Sons of Temperance was org"anized, all other societies merg- 
ed into that, and gave the work into their hands. 

The Jerseyville Lodg-e, No. 53, of Odd Fellows, was in- 
stituted May 5th, 1848. Charter members, P. C. Walker, A. 
C. Hutchinson, Samuel Cowen, James Bring-hurst, and 
C. Roberts. Before org-anization several new members were 
admitted, viz: Georg-e E. Warren, Wm. Yates, Jonathan 
Plowman, W. Casey, N. L. Adams, James C. Perry, R. L. 
Hill, and P. Silloway. Wm. Yates was elected N. G., R. L. 
Hill, V. G., and C. H. Roberts, Scribe. 

Odd-Fellows Hall was built by members of the Lodg-e in 
1851, at a cost of $2,000. It is a handsome frame building", 
two stories high, measuring- 25 by 50 feet. The hall is as 
commodious and as handsomely furnished as any hall of the 
Order in the State. The present number of members is 83. 

The Jerseyville Encampment, No. 20, of Odd Fellows, 
was instituted in 1852. Charter members were W. Casey, 
C. H. Roberts, P. C. Walker, N. L. Adams, E. A. Casey, A. 
L. Knapp and L. Grosvenor. L. Grosvenor was elected 
C. P., E. A. Casey, H. P., and N. L. Adams, S. W, 
The present number of members is 15. 

The Morning- Sun Lodg-e, 94, of Free Masons, was or- 
g-anized under dispensation, June 25, 1850, Charter mem- 
bers, A. B. Morean, R. S. Holenback, Luther Cory, Solomon 
Calhoun, N. L. Adams, C. H. Roberts, B. F. Pag-e, J. E. Tay- 
lor, Wm. P. Campbell and Asa Snell. B. F. Pag-e was elect- 
ed W. M., A. B. Morean, S. W., and Wm. P. Campbell, J. W. 

The present number of members is 46. The lodg-e has 
at present no hall of its own. It meets in a hall belong-ing- to 
Wm. Yates. 

Time will not enable me to trace, as I would like to do 
minutely, the gradual development of the material interests 



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(jrf Jerseyville, from 1833 to 1853. Few words on this sub- 
ject must suffice. 

In 1833, the Indian and the buffalo had long- departed for 
the West, g"one, according" to Benton, as eng^ineers, to survey 
and mark out the best track for a railroad to the Pacific; but 
the hung'ry wolf still made night hideous, and the timid deer 
shook their antlers here, and g"alloped over the places of our 
present sanctuaries and homes.. (Within the memory of 
Mrs. Ford I^ewis, a wandering" bear came too near Jersey- 
ville to be healthy for him, when soon a posse of citizens, 
with g-uns and hounds, started in pursuit of Bruin, running- 
him nearly where Wm. Whitworth now lives, finally cap- 
turing him some distance northwest of Jerseyville.) Jersey- 
ville was not; and even a year or two later, some of the offici- 
als at Carrollton sneered at the newly-broached idea of a 
county and county seat south of that ancient town. Disas- 
ter and defeat were prophesied for the new scheme on sev- 
eral grounds, one of which is said to have been that it was 
so near the city of Kane, that a business place here was a 
thing impossible. Another was, that it was so far from tim- 
ber, that nobody would buy lots or undertake to build here. 
Today we number 1.000 or 1,200 inhabitants, many of whom 
have hauled vast quantities of lumber from Alton and Graf- 
ton, as well as from the neig^hboring" woods; and if our mode 
ot computing- population were similar to the mode of the 
Eastern States, that is, by townships, rather than by vil- 
lag^es, our population would not be less than 3,000, and mig-ht 
be considerably more. 

The highest vote ever polled in this precinct was 628, and 
allowing but one voter to every five persons, (and that is a 
small estimate in a Western population where the males out- 
number the females,) 3,140 would be the population of this 
precinct. We have certainly as good a rig-ht to reckon pop- 
ulation by townships as New York or Massachusetts, and 
no special harm would come upon Jerseyville, if our town 
and county officers should conspire to take a census of the 




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township, and henceforth estimate our population accord- 
ing-ly. 

Merchandise, husbandr^^ and every species of mechanical 
art which has been tried here, have always prospered from 
the beg-inning-. At present four blocks on Main street, on 
each side of the street, are almost entirely occupied by ho- 
tels, shops, and stores of traders and mechanics, and the 
offices of professional men; and thoug-h we cannot hear the 
hoarse coug-hing- of the steamer, or the roar and rattle of the 
train, we have yet, as a substitute, the constant daily and 
nig-htlv puffing- of two larg-e and busy flour mills, one of 
which, at least, has made itself known throughout a g^reat 
portion of Illinois, by somethings better than mere puffing-. 

Here is also an extensive buckskin g-love manufactory, 
under the management of E. S. Wells & Co., whose wares 
are in g-reat demand, and are g-iving- to Jerseyville a wide and 
enviable reputation. This firm dress annuall}^ 10,000 to 12,- 
000 deer skins, and manufacture 30,000 pairs of g-loves and 
mittens, besides 15,600 purses. These are now the most 
important and extensive of our manufactures. Inhere is 
doubtless plenty of room for more, and the establishment of 
a paper mill, costing- $10,000, is promised by next summer. 
Hardly a better place than Jerseyville could be found for a 
manufactory of coarse domestics or coarse woollens; for 
there are plenty of young- people here of both sexes, who 
would rejoice in such steady and profitable employment. 

In reg-ard to internal improvements, our citizens are ful- 
ly up to the spirit of the times. 

Substantial and commodious side-walks, mostly of plank, 
are extending- their branches everywhere throug-h the vil- 
lag-e, promising- speedily, easy access to every part of the 
town. But it will surprise some of you to hear that, in the 
year 1847, when the brick walk from Knapp's corner to 
Clendenin's was first laid, (from National bank to M. A. 
Warren & Co.'s), an indignation meeting- was held in this 
town, and attended by some of our best citizens, condemning- 



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the "uncalled for and arbitrary measure;" no less than 28 
persons being- g^uilty of the absurdity of pledg^ing them- 
selves, in writing-, never at any election to vote for any of 
those who were at that time Trustees of the town, '"nor of 
any of their abettors in said iniquitous act." The meeting- 
unanimously passed five resolutions of the most peppery de- 
scription, and then adjourned for further reflection, which 
seems to have been attended with g-ratifying^ results. As 
most of these persons have manifested repentance by sub- 
sequent works of rig-hteousness, it would be doing them in- 
justice to record their names. Forgiveness on repentance 
is a law of heaven. 

Shade trees (mostly locusts) are plentiful here, and al- 
most every citizen takes honorable pride in adorning his 
yard and the streets with them, so that what was twenty 
years ag-o a verdant prairie, is fast becoming- literally, ''a 
leaf-clad town." 

I have occupied so much time in this narrative, that little 
is left for reflections suitable to the subject and the occasion. 
I will close with the single remark that we have abundant 
reason to thank God today for the establishment and the pro- 
g-ress of Jerseyville, in all its material and spiritual interests. 
For some years intemperance and immorality of various 
kinds threatened to entrench themseves immoveably in our 
midst. The first invoice of g-oods ever broug-ht to this place, 
contained $1,700 worth of spirituous liquors. This, too, in 
1834, when people were few and far between. Drinking-, 
g-ambling-, and horse racing- were the chief amusements of 
the citizens. One of the g^reatest speculations in personal 
property ever made here, was the purchase and sale, in 1835, 
of a race horse, belong-ing- to one of our citizens. The horse 
was sold for $5,000, and taken to Missouri, where it is believ- 
ed he died by treachery and poison. The gospel seemed, 
for a long- time, almost powerless ag-ainst sin. Even so late- 
ly as 1837-8, the number of relig-ious worshippers of all de- 
nominations at the old school-house did not average over 30^ 



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while the worshippers of tanzy bitters at the Red House, on 
the Sibbath, were twice that number. There were then 
three drunkard factories here, constantly in running- order, 
the most notorious of which was the "Old Bat House." But 
prayer and labor were not wanting- in the darkest hour. At 
length, the seeds of temperance and Christianity, which had 
been planted here, took deep root in the hearts of the people. 
Many of the stoutesrt sinners have been either destroyed or 
humbled under the power of God, and, on the whole, it may 
be said, that now we are a people as moral, sober, and peace- 
able as any other in the State. 

Liquor selling, liquor drinking, and gambling- are frown- 
ed upon by the vast majority of our people, and we are starv- 
ing- out the few remaining lawyers just as rapidly as we 
can. Little encouragement is afforded to the idle and vicious 
to take up a residence here, but on the contrary, every in- 
ducement is presented to the quiet and industrious, to cast 
in their lot among. us. There has been a constant, though, 
comparatively speaking, not very rapid increase in the num- 
ber of its buildings and people, and nine-tenths of its popu- 
lation are Americans; so that we are much more homog-ene- 
ous in feeling and interests than the population of most other 
towns of similar or larger size in the State. Our people are 
almost all prosperous in business, and are rapidly surround- 
ing themselves with varied comforts and luxuries, and are 
beginning to manifest the usual instincts of a cultivated peo- 
ple, an ambitious grasping after more and better things than 
their neighbors possess. 

No extensive conflagration has ever visited our town, to 
lay waste in a single night the labor of years, and for this we 
are indeed bound to thank God with all our hearts — for, as 
for man, he as yet, has taken little care to prevent it. I can- 
not record the organization of any engine, hose, or hook and 
ladder company in Jersey ville, and I fear that nothing short 
of a disastrous lire, will produce that which ought to be in 
existence, and might be the means of saving a vast amount 
of property this very winter. 



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Citizens of Jerseyvalle! Thank God today for mercies 
past and present Firmly resolve to g^ive up no g-round you 
have won. Take no steps backward. You have been for 
some time watchful on the subject of temperance, but con- 
siderably too bashful. Henceforth, present a solid phalanx 
of strong- hearts and hands, to resist its desolating- career. 
Maintain by precept and example, due reverence for the 
name of God and for the holy Sabbath, without which no 
town or country can be truly posperous- Let the cause of 
education and the cause of true relig-ion have your earnest 
endeavors. It is only by the cultivation and the practice of 
virtue and piety that Jerseyville can continue to grow in wis- 
dom and moral stature, and in favor with God and man. Let 
this town be a moral lighthouse, standing- as hig-h above the 
billows of ignorance and vice, as her towers and roofs rise 
higher than the valleys in which flow the rivers and creeks 
that bound the territory of the county. Let all who cast 
their eyes hitherward from a distance, see*, now and forever, 
your lantern burning-, with no revolving-, uncertain, or flick- 
ering- g-lare, but forcing- its strong-, steady rays far down 
throug-h the fog-s of the early morning-, and the thick dark- 
ness of Eg3-ptian midnig-ht — thus, and thus alone, shall the 
influence of Jerseyville be what it may be. and oug-ht to be, 
wide, happy, and everlasting-. 

(The citizen who reads this memerable discourse will 
naturally reflect back over the 47 years that have intervened, 
or such a part of it as they are familiar with, and compare 
the moral status of today with then; and ask, how hav^e these 
piercing-, but kindly spoken words, been obeyed. The all 
important question every citizen should ask himself, is Jer- 
seyville the better, or the worse, for having- lived in it? 

If honestly answered, both a neg-ative and positive an- 
swer will be given. We have many thing's the loyal christian 
citizen has just reason to be thankful for, yet many thing-s 
to make him blush with shame. 

We have just reason to expect much by way of reform, 



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and Improvements from our new city officials, and as g-ood 
and loyal citizens let us back them in every reform, and 
sharply reprove them for every neglect of duty, or steps 
backward.) 




dhurches of ^erseyyille, iJUiuGis. 



FIRST PKICSBYTEKIAN CHURCH OF JI':RSEYVILLE. 

The First Presbyterian church of Jerseyville was or- 
g-anized in a log- cabin, which stood on the spot where now 
stands the C. P. & St. L. R. R. Depot, in the house of N. L. 
Adams, near Hickory Grove, February 15, 1834, just 67 years 
agfo. It was org-anized by two Presbyterian pioneer preach- 
ers, the Rev.ThomasLippincottand Rev Elisha Jenney, then 
a stated supply of the Presbyterian church at Alton, 111. 

According to the rules of their church, a sermon was 
preached by Rev. Lippincott, after which the ceremony of 
org-anization was conducted. Three ruling- elders were or- 
dained and installed, who were the first elders of the 
church, viz: Alexander H. Burrett, James Lumsden and M. 
N. Bosworth. There were eig^hteen orig-inal members. No 
record is g^iven of these eig"hteen members, but the names 
of fourteen are g^iven by Dr. Norton in his history of Pres- 
byterianism in Illinois, as follows: James Lumsden, Ruben 
Pag^e, Mrs. Elizabeth Pag-e, Joseph Gerrish, Mrs. Elizabeth 
Gerrish, Mrs. Miriam Turner, (Capt. Cooper's first wife), 
Dr. Alexander Burritt, Mrs. Nancy Burritt, M. N. Bos- 
worth and wife, John Anderson and wife, Matilda McGill and 
Miss Sophonia Adams. 

For two years or more the church was without a pas- 
tor and house of worship, but worshiped in a school house 
which stood on the lot now occupied by Capt. John Smith, 
and for six months in Mr. Keith's cabinet shop. 

In October, 1835, Rev. Amos P. Brown became the first 
stated supply of this church until 1838. In 1836, the first 




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steps were taken to build a house of worship. In 1838-9, the 
frame of the building- was put up, but $700, the amount nec- 
essary to build, could not be raised. The building-, which 
stood where the present house of worship stands, was dedi- 
cated October 14, 1841 It was 40x48 feet in size, and cost 
82,600. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. 
Theron Baldwin. 

In September, 1838, Rev. Joseph Fowler beg-an his la- 
bors here, and in April 4, 1839, was ordained here by the 
Presbytery of Alton. Being- an aspiring- young- man, he re- 
sig-ned September, 1840, and went to Ohio. He died Septem- 
ber 6, 1857. 

Immediately on the retirement of Mr. Fowler, Rev.Luke 
Lyons was invited to the pastorate. He entered upon his 
labors November, 1840, and was installed pastor December 
26, 1843. Mr. Lyons labored here until his death, which oc- 
curred January 11, 1845. 

After his death the church was shepherdless for over a 
year, when Rev. Georg-e C. Wood took charg-e March 1, 1846. 
On April 20, 1850, he resigned. In October 1850, Rev. 
Lemuel Grosvenor beg-an his labors as pastor, resig-ning- in 
July, 1855. 

December 1855, Rev. Joseph S. Edwards became pastor. 
Mr. Edwards resigned his pastorate December, 1858. Dur- 
ing- his ministry the present parsonag-e was boug-ht at a cost 
ot $2,400. He died in Cleveland, Ohio, October 17, 1876. 

Rev. Charles H. Foote succeeded him in Dec. 1, 1858, and 
was installed in April 15, 1860. He resig-ned Feb. 17, 1867. 
He died in Michigan, June 28, 1880. 

April 7, 1867, Rev. Wm. W. Williams was invited, but re- 
signed September following. He was succeeded by Rey. 
George I. King, D. D., who, on account of failing health, re- 
signed in 1872, and died March 12, 1873. 

After Dr. King, Rev. James W. Stark entered upon his 
duties as stated supply, November, 1873. He remained here 
for ten years, resigning in January, 1883. 



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on the 18th of January, 1880, the rotary system of elder- 
ship was adopted, and W. S. Ross was elected to the elder- 
ship, term to expire in January, 1881; B. C. Vandervoort, 
term to expire in January, 1882, and Dr. A. A. Barnett, term 
to expire in Januar)^, 1883. 

The corner stone of the new house of worship was laid 
Aug-ust 12, 1882, and on Aug"ust 23, 1883, the present beauti- 
ful stone structure was dedicated. 

In June, 1883, Rev. Ira C. Tyson, D. D., was called to 
the pastorate, and on September 25, 1883, was installed pas- 
tor. Dr. T3^son remained as pastor thirteen ^^ears, resig^n- 
ing- Nov., 18%. 

Rev. Wm. H. Kearns succeeded him, preaching* his 
first pastoral sermon March 7, 1897, from Isa 4 : 8. Rev. 
Kearns was installed pastor on Wednesday evening April 
21, 1897, Rev. M. M. Cooper presiding, and propounding the 
constitutional questions. Mr. Kearns remained as pastor 
from March 7, 1897, to December 30, 1900, when, on the last 
named date, he preached in the morning, and conducted a 
farewell communion service. In the evening the other Prot- 
estant churches, with their pastors, united in hearing Rev. 
Kearn's farewell sermon. A crowded house and a solemn 
service. All the other pastors gave short addresses. Rev. 
Kearn's -text was in Acts 20-27: "I have not shunned to de- 
clare unto you the whole council of God." 

This church extended a unanimous call to Rev. John G. 
Klene, of St. Louis, who began his labors Sunday, April 7, 
1901. His first text was I Peter, 5: 2, 3. He was installed 
Wednesday, May 1, 1901. Rev. John A, Gallaher, modera- 
tor of Presbytery, presided and propounded the constitu- 
tional questions. Rev. F. L. Ferguson, D. D., preached the 
sermon. Rev, Grafton, of Virden, read the Scriptures, 
Rev. M. M. Cooper offered prayer; Rev. Wm. Parsons, of 
Sparta, charged the pastor; Rev. T.B. Greenlee, of CarroUton, 
charged the people. Benediction by the pastor. A very in- 
teresting service. A prosperous Sunday school, well at- 




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tended prayer meeting", woman's missionary society, — all in 
a healthy and prosperous condition. Present membership is 
340. 

M. IC. CHURCH OF JERSKYVILLE, 

Except by occasional itinerant preachers, there was no 
reg"ular preaching- by this denomination until in 1837, when 
Rev. J. B. WoUard and Rev. Willliam Gannaway became 
preachers in charg-e of the Jerseyville circuit. In the year 
1838, Alton District of Illinois Conference sent Rev. Georg-e 
W. Robbinsand Rev. William Meldrum to this circuit. In 
an upper chamber of the home of Josiah Mulkins, on the 
southeast corner of State and Pearl streets, in July, 1839, a 
class was orgfanized, from which has g-rown the present 
Methodist Episcopal church of Jerseyville. The class con- 
sisted of the seven following persons: Samuel Pitt man, 
Richard Johnson, Josiah Mulkins, Hanna Hankins, E. Van 
Pelt and Sarah Van Pelt. Samuel Pittman was the first 
class leader. At this time Jerseyville was included in the 
Grafton circuit, and Rev. Norman AUya and Rev. N. P. 
Heath were the first reg^ular preachers this church ever had 
after org-anization. At this time the honored Peter Cart- 
wrig-ht was presiding- elder, this being- included in the Jack- 
sonville district. 

Among- the circuit riders appointed to this work were 
Rev. W. S. McMurray, in 1840; James H. Dickens and 
Joseph Kelly, 1841; Lewis Anderson and S. H, Shaw, 1842; 
C. D. James and J. P. Sebastin, 1843; C. D. James and Chas. 
Holliday, 1844. In 1845 this was made Jerseyville circuit, 
and the following- preachers were sent: Revs. James Leaton 
and L. C. Pitner; Revs. John Mathers and Joseph Lane, in 
1846; Revs. Elijah Corring-ton and T. N. McCorckle, 1847; 
Revs. T. W. Jones and J. H. Dodson, 1849; Revs. C. W. 
Lewis and John Sapping-ton, 1850; Revs. S. H. Culver and Z. 
R. Piercy, 1851. In 1852, Jerseyville was made a station and 
included in the Alton district. 

The first church edifice erected was from 1843 to 1847. 



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It was a frame building- 34x40 feet, and cost $900. The lot 
on which it stood was on the corner of Liberty and Ex- 
change streets, 100x110 feet, and was the g"ift of Maj. Gers- 
hom Patterson. The church was dedicated by Rev. Peter 
Akers, D. D., in 1847. In these days revivals were common 
and many turned unto the Lord. (Very different these 
days.) 

On the 17th of Augfust, 1868, the corner stone of the new 
building- was laid by Rev. B. F. Crary, D. D., assisted by 
Revs. L N. Hill, Samuel Walker, E. A. Hoyt and J. W. Cold- 
well. It was dedicated January 1, 1871. The dedicatory 
sermon was preached by Bishop Thomas Bowman, D. D., 
assisted by all the pastors of Jersey ville, with many others. 
The trustees who presented the church to Bishop Bow- 
man were: John F. Smith, Joseph G. Marston, C. M. Ham- 
ilton, Francis Osborne, John Christopher, Chas. N. Adams, 
and Charles Brooks. The edifice is 42x72 feet on g-round 
area and cost S12,000. The building- committee consisted of 
Wm. Emblev, J. E. Van Pelt and Francis Osborne. The 
first two were succeeded by Ezekiel Davison and Clarence 
Hamilton. 

During- the thirty-two years intervening- between the or- 
ganization into a class, July, 1839, to the year of dedication, 
1871, the following preachers served this church, viz, Revs: 

S. H. Culver, 1852-3 D. W. Phillips, 76-9; 

A. S. Risley, '53-4 J. W. Van Cleve, 79- '80; 

J. W. Coldwell, '54-5; Eugene May, '80-2; 

O. F. Houts, '55-7; C. E. Cline '82-3; 

J. W. Coldwell, '57-8; F. M. Van Treese, '83-5; 

H. B. Taylor, '58-9; J. A. Scarritt, '86-7; 

Dr. J. B. Corrington, '59-'61; John Leeper, '88 '90; 

Joseph Earp, '61-2 J. Earp, '91-2; 

Dr. Van Cleve, '62-4; N. Crow, '93-5; 

Wm. Cliff, '64-6; C. Nash. '96 7; 

J. W. Coldwell, '66-9; G. W. Shepherd, '97-8; 

W. H. Reed, '69-'71: C. Nash, '99; 



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J. W. Phillips, 71-3; C. B. Besse, 1900, and re- 

F. L. Thompson; 73-6; mains the present pastor. 

The church has about 3(>0 members. It supports a good 
Sunday School, with J. W. Becker as its present superin- 
tendent; twenty teachers and an enrollment of 275. 

BAPTIST CHURCH. 

The Jersey ville Baptist church was org-anized in an old 
school house which stood in the western end of the lot now 
owned by Capt. John Smith, corner of Spruce and Jefferson 
streets, September 5, 1841. It held meeting-s there for but a 
short time, after which they were held in the old court house 
which stood where the present court house now stands, until 
in 1850, when, the then new Baptist church was completed. 
This house of worship stood then, and now, at the southeast 
corner from the court house, at the corner of Washing-ton 
and Pearl streets. It was dedicated July 23, 1850. The 
dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. Wm. F. Boyakin. 
Rev. Jestus Buckley was pastor. The second house of wor- 
ship was dedicated in June, 1864, fourteen years after the 
first house was dedicated. The dedicatory sermon was 
preached by Rev. Jestus Buckley, D. D., L. L. D, 

The second house was remodeled and rededicated April 
26, 1882; sermon by Rev. W. W. Boyd, D. D. The first cost 
of the second house was $14,188.93. The remodeling- cost 
$13,063 .44, The present house of worship as it now stands 
cost, at both dedications, $27,252 .37. 

The following" were its charter members: Richard Gra- 
ham, Martha M. Graham, Jonathan E. Cooper, Myriam F. 
Cooper, Georg-e Wharton, Jane Wharton, Mary Rig-g-s, Ma- 
ria Hill, Lucy A. Tunstill, Elizabeth Sunderland, Marv C 
Hill, Maria E. Hill, Juliet A. Hill, Martin L. Hill, Mary Sun- 
derland, Charles N. Adams, Jacob K. Stelle, James Giver- 
son, James C. Graham, John M. Hutchinson. Rebecca Hutch- 
inson, Harriette Hansell, Emily H. Johnson, Rachael Hutch- 
inson, Richard Olmstead, Adam Utt, Priscilla Utt, Henry 
Johnson, Richard I. Ely, William Reaves — 30 in all. Two of 



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the above named are still living-; one remains in our midst. 

During- the past 60 years, almost, this church has had 16 
pastors, four years being- the averag-e pastorate, including- 
the present pastor. The following- were its pastors: 

Elijah Dodson from Sept. 5, 1841, to Dec. 20, 1845. 

Elihu J. Palmer, from 1845, to 1846. 

Joel Terry, from July 25, 1846, to Aug-., 1847. 

Wm. F. Boyakin, from Sept. 4, 1847, to Nov., 1848. 

Jestus Buckley, from April 4, 1849, to October, 1853. 

David P. French, from Dec. 18, 1853, to July 31, 1861. 

L. C. Carr, from Aug- , 1861, to November, 1864. 

J. N. Hill, from May '65, to October, 71. 

P. P. Perry, from March, 72, to May, 74. 

C. R. Lathrop, from May, 75, to Aug-ust, 76. 

C. E. Taylor, from October, 76, to November, '81. 

D. Heagle, from April, '82, to May, '84. 

C. H. Moscript, from July, '84, to October, '86. 

W. H. H. Avery, from February, '87, to September, '91. 

J. J. Porter, from Jan. '92, to Sept. '99. 

J. A. Ford, from Jan., 1900, (the present pastor.) 

Its first Sunday School superintendent was Orrin Chaf- 
fee, elected September, 1851. Its present superintendent is 
John Christy. The school is in a prosperous condition, with 
about 200 members, and 20 teachers. 

Its first deacons were Richard Graham and Jonathan E. 
Cooper, who remained in office 54 years, to his death, which 
occurred October 25, 1895. Its present deacons are Gcorg-e 
Head, Robert Newton, Alex. Pitt, Joseph W. Sunderland, 
Benjamin Foster, John Christy, and Georg-e H. Woodruf, Jr. 
Its present membership is 683. 

CHURCH OF THE HOLY GHOST. 

On June 11th, 1883, the Very Rev. Father Janssen, Vicar 
General of the Diocese of Alton, called a meeting of the Ger- 
man Catholics of Jerseyville and vicinity, for the purpose of 
org-anizing a cong-reg^ation of that denomination and national- 
ity. After consultation it was decided to raise a subscrip- 




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tion for the puriK>sc of buildiiifj;- a house of worship. Aljoiit 
that time the Second Presbyterian church l)uil(ling' was of- 
fered for sale, situated on the corner of S])ruce and Wash- 
ing-ton streets. 

At a second meeting" held a fewweeks later it was (leci<l- 
ed to buy that building, rather than erect a new one. 

In the fall of 18S3, they bought of the trustees of the Sec- 
ond Presbyterian church, their house of worship for $2,15(1. 
After obtaining possession, and decorating", and altering the 
inside, upon Thanksgiving day, the same year, by the Kiglit 
Rev. P. J. Baltes, bishop of Alton, it was dedicated to the wor- 
ship of (jod, and celebrated iirst mass in it. The same day 
the congregation was organized with Kev. K. A. Marks, as 
pastor, Henry Scheffer and Charles Schmeider, trustees. 
On the night of Sept. 19th, 1884, this house of worship was 
destroyed by tire, the loss of which was not less than $5, ()()(» 
to the congregation. 

A subscription for a new church was at once put in- 
to circulation, which found liberal response from the church 
and community. 

In the spring of 1885 the erection of a new building began, 
and in due time a new edifice of Gothic style, at the cost of 
$6,500 was dedicated. 

In 18%, this church bought the church l>uilding former- 
ly occupied by the German Kvangelical Lutherian Church, 
and moved it just nor+h of where now .stands the church of 
the Holy Ghost, and fitted it, and seated it for a parochial 
school. 

The school opened Monday Sept 1, 18%, with 40 scholars, 
and Mr. Edward Hoheiset of St. Louis, teacher. He taught 
here for three years. After him the sisters of St. Francis, 
Milwauke, Wis., took charge, and have continued since. 

Pupils number at present about 45. 

In January, 1899, the church bought the residence just 
North of the church, called the Hays property, for a parson- 
age. The church at present numbers about 60 families. 



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CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER. 

The first Catholic service ever held in Jerseyville, and 
perhaps in the county, was at the home of Mr. William 
Shephard in the fall of 1841, Rev. Father Hamilton officiat- 
ing". Previous to 1839, Thomas Carroll, Mrs, Mary Cum- 
ming"s, and the Carroll family w^ho resided at Otter Creek 
were the only Catholic families in this count3\ The number 
was increased that year by the arrival of Wm. Shephard, 
James Flannig^an and Wm. Kelly, the latter beings the first 
man ever married by a priest in Jersey county, which occur- 
red in 1839, Father Hamilton officiating". 

After Father Hamilton, Father Carroll, of Alton, occa- 
sionally visited Jerseyville and held services in private houses 
and in the court house. 

In 1848-9, Wm. Shephard, Fred Bertman and William 
Kelly purchased from J. A. & J. C. Barr a lot of g^rouncl up- 
on which to erect a church, but it was not until 1857 that the 
building" of a small frame church was commenced, and, in 
the latter part of July, 1858, was dedicated by Right Rev. H. 
D. Juncker, Bishop of Alton, Father Mang"an was the first 
priest permanently located in Jerseyville, which was in Augf., 
1858, and remained here uni.il April, 1860, He was succeed- 
ed by Father Morrill, who remained until February 1, 1861, 

His successor was Father Laurent, During" his minis- 
try of five years he had the comfortable and commodious 
parsonag"e built, and purchased g-round for the cemetery. 
Father Laurent remained until February, 1865, when he 
was succeeded by Father Hovin, who was succeeded by 
Father Sullivan During" his ministry the foundation of the 
new church was commenced, as the old frame church, which 
had been used for the past ten years, was found too small, 
and removed to another part of the city, where it is used by 
the society for church purposes and a day school. 

The corner stone of the present splendid edifice was 
laid in May, 1868, with appropriate ceremonies by Bishop 




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Jiincker of the Alton diocese. This building- was dedicated 
July 4, 1871. The main bodv of the church is 55x110 feet, 
and is built in the early English style. The height ot 
the tower from the pavement is 140 feet. It has the most 
imposing location of any building in the city. It seems to be 
standing in the middle of the four principal thoroughfares 
coming into the city from the four points of the compass. 
The church has a seating capacit}^ of 800 on the main floor, 
and 250 in the gallery, making a seating capacity of 1,050 
persons. The structure was planned by Wm. Embly, of 
this city, and erected in the best of workmanship manner, 
at the cost of $25,000, 

Rev. Father Harty succeeded Father Sullivan in Dec, 
1868, and remained here about thirty-two years, until his 
death, which occurred July 19, 1899. 

Rev, Father Fallon succeeded Father Harty, taking 
charg-e August 1, 1899, and remains with us to this day, 

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF JERSEYVILLK. 

In April 1868, the Rev. C. S. Abbott, then rector of St. 
Paul's church, Alton, 111., occasionally held services in Jer 
seyville, during which services, there were seventeen per - 
sons baptized, and five confirmed. Rev. D. W. Dresser also 
made occasional visits. 

The membership of this church was composed of Mary 
A. Davenport, Ann Landon, Cecilia K. Gibson, Elizabeth F. 
VanHorne, Alice L. Titus, Francis A. Knapp, Allen Marsh- 
all, Cornelia Cockrell and Elizabeth Coddington, all of whom 
were communicants before Jan, 1st, 1869. 

In May, 1869, the Rev. George Gibson was commission- 
ed missionary for Jerseyville and Carrollton, and there labor- 
ed for two years. The Rev. H. G. Perry shortly followed 
and served for about two years. From this time, for about 
10 years to 1879 services were almost entirely discontin- 
ued. 

In Feb. 22,1879, Right Rev. G. F. Seymour, D. D.,L.L. 



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D., appointed Rev. G. W. G. Vanwinkle trom New York Cit}-, 
to take charg"e of this work in Jerseyville and Carrollton, 
which he did. On the 22nd day of April, 1879, the cong-re- 
g"ation met and a petition was prepared asking" to be org-aniz- 
ed as a mission. This was sent to the Bishop in Ma}", and 
the Bishop approving- the action appointed the following- nam- 
ed persons as officers, which names were respectfully pro- 
posed by the cong-reg-ation, E. L. H. Barry, M. D.,S. W.;J. G. 
Blish, J. W.; H. N. Wyckoff, T.; John Fox, S.; 

On the 6th day of May, 1879, the Bishop sig-ned a certifi- 
cate sig-nifying- his consent and approval and making- the ap- 
pointments of the officers according- to the laws of the 
church. 

Immediately after this action, steps were taken towards 
the erection of a house of worship, which soon resulted in the 
cash purchase of land enoug-h on which to build a church ed- 
ifice and rectory, which the cong-reg-ation hoped soon to 
erect. 

The building- committee was composed of Dr. E. L. H. 
Barry, Charles Catt, John Fox, M. E. Bagley, and the rector, 
Rev. G. W. G. VanWinkle. On July 22, 1880, with appropri- 
ate ceremonies the corner stone of the new edifice was laid. 
There now stands a neatly constructed brick edifice, beauti- 
fully located on East Pearl St., at the cost of $4,500. 

For the erection of this church building-, much credit is 
due to Dr. E. L. H. Barry, for the skill, and devotion he had 
in the cause of its erection. June 2nd, 1881 this new church 
building- was dedicated with appropriate services con- 
ducted by Rev. G. P. Betts, of the Trinity church, St. Louis, 
and Rev. T. W. Haskins, Alton, 111. and Rev. Wm. Elener, of 
Jacksonville, assisting-. Among- the Rectors Rev. Wm.T. Wit- 
marsh, Rev. Mr. Harrison. Rev. F. W. Cornell g-ave services 
throug-h 1896; Rev. E. D. Irvine came in March, 1897; Rey. H. 
A. Stowell came in March, 1901. 



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GICRMAN KVANGICLICAK CHUKCH OK PIOACIO. 

This church was org'anized in 1870, with the following' 
officers: 

Charles Jacobs, president; 
William Dopper, vice-president; 
Henry Brandt, secretary; 
John Boon, treasurer. 
Its charter members were: Adolph Bayer, Chas. Ruetter, 
Henry Bayer, Henry F. Bayer, Wm. Eg^elhoff, Conrad Bay- 
er, V. Velling-er, Henry A. Brandt, Chas. Jacobs, Jacob 
Gammindinger, Paul Glohr, John Boon, Jacob Fryger, Louis 
Grosseau and Wm. Dopper. 

The following- have been the pastors: Revs. Anton 
Michael, Weissing-er, Fred Eshenfeld, Rieder, Fred 
Schmale, Edward Wurst, Nathaniel Lehman, E. Durand, 
O. Breuhaus, A. B. Ballhorn, and A. Hils, who was the last 
pastor. Rev. A. Hils beg^an his labors with this church Oc- 
tober 1, 1898, and was installed Nov. 13, 1898, by Pastor 
Wm. Hackman of Alton, Illinois. The corner stone of the 
present house of worship was laid Sept. 27, 1896. The res- 
ident pastors of the evangelical churches of Jerseyville 
were present and assisted in the ceremonies, viz: Rev. 
L C. Tyson, of the Presbyterian church; Rev. J. J. Porter, 
of the Baptist church; and C. Nash of the M. E. church. 

The present house of worship was dedicated March 14, 
1897. The dedicator}' sermon was preached by Rev. A. 
Ballhorn, assisted by Rev. Reusch of Brighton, 111.; Rev. 
Fred Schmale of Nashville, 111.; and Rev. W. Hackman of 
Alton, 111. Cost of the present house of worship was $3,500. 

The present officers are: C. C. Borger, president; John 
Schneider, vice-president; Wm. Brockman, secretary; and 
Fred Schmidt, treasurer. At present the church is without 
a pastor. 

colorp:d baptist church. 
This church was organized in the year 1858, by Elder 



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James H. Johnson. The first officers were: P. S. Brayden, 
W. M. Phillips, and Samuel Evans, trustees; with P. S. 
Braden, clerk, and W. M. Phillips, treasurer. 

Among- the charter members were: Cynthia Brown. 
Henrietta Johnson, John Barton. America Barton. W. M. 
Phillips and Samuel Evans. They held their meetings for 
some three years in private residences, but about the year 
1860, the present church building: was erected. It is a brick 
structure, 30x50 feet, and cost SI, 500. 

The pastors of this church have been: Revs. J. H. 
Johnson. Jackson Robinson, G. M. Davis, L. A. Coleman, J. 
W. Jones, S. P. Griswell, Banjamin Williams, J E. Jackson, 
and A. W. Collins. Have no pastor at this writing-, 1901. 

The present deacons are William Swann and John 
Matthew, and Miss Celia Evans, clerk. Membership is 30. 




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\<KV. JAV A. FOKD, 



REV. J. G. KLENE. 




Ki;\-. c. I?. Hisssi': 



km:v. m. m. coopkk. 



The (Llergy of ^erseyville, iHlinois. 



Kiev. JOHN G. KLENE, A. B. 

Rev. John G. Klene was born at Sparta, Illinois, and be- 
fore he was two years of ag^e removed with his parents to a 
farm in Washing"ton county, Illinois, where he resided until 
he was almost g"rown. He beg^an his education in the country 
school, and after a term in the hig^h school, taug-ht during- the 
winters of '84 and '85. 

In the fall of '86 he re-entered the Sparta high school, 
from which he graduated in June, '88. That year he entered 
Monmouth college and graduated with the degree of A. B. in 
June, '92. Up to this time he had been a member of the 
United Presbyterian church since his conversion, but now 
decided to change hia ecclesiastical relations, and entered 
McCormick seminary, Chicago, to prepare himself for the 
ministry in the Presbyterian church. 

During his summer vacation, between his junior and 
middle vears in the seminary, Mr. Klene supplied the 
church at Nashville, Illinois, and, between the middle and 
senior years, the church at Marion, Iowa. Mr. Klene gra- 
duated from McCormick Seminary with the class of '95. 
Shortly after his g-raduation he w'as united in marriage to 
Miss Sarah B. Hood of Sparta, Illinois. Shortly after his 
marriage he accepted the position of supply, for one year, of 
the Presbyterian church at Deer Lodge, Montana. Return- 
ing to Illinois, he was at once called to the Presb3^terian 
church at Belleville, which he served for two years. That 
charge was resigned to accept a call to the pastorate of the 
North Presbyterian church of St. Louis, Mo. This church 
he served for three years, and entered upon his work as 
pastor of the Presbyterian church of Jerseyville, April 
1, 1901. He was installed over said church. May 1, 1901. 



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KKV. J. AK riUK rOKD, PH. D.. 

Born in Newark Valley, Tiog-a county. X. Y.. June 15, 
1S50. He prepared himself for the profession of teacher in 
the Holly Normal School, Holly, Michig^an. He began his 
profession as teacher at Rosedale, Mich., in the fall of 18(>7, 
at the age of 17 years. 

During- the following; three winters he was principal of 
the schools at Smithtield, Mich., and in the summers he 
studied law in the office of Byron L. Ransford, Holly, Mich. 

At the age of 20, in the year 1870, he entered Colgate 
University at Hamilton. N. Y. He studied there for three 
years, until 1873. Returningf to Michig^an, he passed his 
leg^il examination and was admitted to the bar in tHe fall of 
1873. He then returned to New Y^'ork and practiced law in 
the city of Binghamton, N. Y.. until 187^>. He then sold his 
law practice and became the editor of the Bay City Daily 
Tribune, of Mich., the successor of Hon. A. M. Birney. U. 
S. Minister to the Hagfue. under appomtraent of President 
Garfield. He afterwards became editor of the "Sag'inaw 
Daily Herald." and while editor of that paper, preparing- the 
city ministers' sermons for the press, he began to contem- 
plate his need of salvation. Being- fully convicted thereof, he 
at once soug-ht, with all his heart, and found his Savior. 

Returning- agrain to New York, he spent a year in the 
Y. M. C. A. work. In January. 1882, he was baptized and 
united with .the First Baptist church of Maine, Broone Co.. 
N. Y. 

In 188v>. he moved to Hamiiton. N. Y.. and tcx^k his theo- 
log-ical course in Hamilton Theolog-ical Seminary, grrailuat- 
ing- in June. 1885. 

Immediatelv after gfraduating. he received a call from 
the First Baptist church of Frankfort, N. \. 

In 1888. he became pastor of the First Baptist church at 
Battle Creek. Mich. In 18%. he accepted the pastorate of 
the First B;iptist church at Lincoln. 111. 




KEY. P. FALLON. 



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January li 1900, he accepted a call from the Baptist 
church at Jerseyville, 111., where he now remains as pastor. 

REV. C. B. BESSE, D. D. 

Rev. C. B. Besse, D. D., was born in Jefferson, Lincoln 
County, Maine, June 3rd, 1841. Here he spent his childhood 
and youth, securing- the fundamentals of an education in vil- 
lag-e, and occasional private schools. He commenced teach- 
ing- in the country schools at the ag-e of seventeen, at which 
he continued for four years, when he entered Lincoln Aca- 
demy at New Castle, Maine, to prepare for Colleg-e. 

In 1864 he entered Bowdoin Colleg^e, Brunswick, Me., from 
which he was compelled to retire before g"raduation on ac- 
count of failing- health. After more than a year of persistent 
but unsuccessful effort to reg-ain his health, so as lo resume 
his college course, in g-reat depression of spirit, disapoint- 
ment at the miscarriag-e of his life plans he soug-ht the con- 
solations of relig-ion. There is a history here which the nec- 
essary brevity of this sketch compels us to omit. 

In the month of May, 1867, after weeks of sorrowful 
seeking-, a g-reat peace came into his soul, and, in response to 
the call of God and the church, he preached his first sermon 
in June, just five weeks after his conversion. In 1868 he was 
sent by his Presiding- Elder to serve the M. E. Church in 
China, Maine. In 1869 he was received on trial into the East 
Maine Conference. In 1871 he was ordained Deacon by Bish- 
op E. R. Ames. In 1873 he was ordained Elder by Bishop 
L. W. Wiley. In this conference he continued till 1888, serv- 
ing- the following- charg-es: China, Pittston, Dexter, Rock- 
land, Vassalboro, Bucksport, Orring-ton, Bang-or and Thom- 
aston. 

In 1888 he was transferred by Bishop Warren to the Ark- 
ansas Conference, and stationed at Main Street M.E. Church, 
Little Rock. Here in 1889, he received his tittle of D. D. 
from the Fort Worth University. In 1890 he was transfer- 
red By Bishop Thomas Bowman to Southern Illinois confer- 



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ence and stationed at Effing-ham. He has since served the 
churches at Vandalia and Carbondale; and was appointed to 
Jerseyville by Bishop W. X. Ninde, Oct., 1900, where he is 
still to be found in labors abundant. 

KEV. FRANCIS A. MARKS. 

Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 28, 1859. In the year of 
1861, when about two 3'^ears old, he removed with his parents 
to Breese, Clinton county. 111. Here he receiyed his com- 
mon school education. In the fall of 1872, he entered the St. 
Francis Seminary, near Milwaukee, Wis. Here he remain- 
ed in the seminary until 1878. From there he went to Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio, for one year. From there to St. Minard, Spen- 
cer Co., Ind., remaining- there until the spring- of 1883. Or- 
dained to the priesthood Mav 20th, 1883, at Breese, Illinois. 
He was temporarily stationed at Chester, 111., when on Thaks- 
g-iving- day 1883 he arrived in Jerseyville, 111., where he has ev- 
er since, and is now the pastor of the church ot the Holy 
Ghost. 

RICV. PATRICK FALLON, 

Was born in Montreal, Can., Aug. 27, 1858. Received his 
early education in the Christian Brothers' school in Montre- 
al. Entered the Montreal colleg-e September, 1874, and re- 
mained there until 1879. He entered the Seminar}'^ of Phil- 
osophy in 1879, and beg-an his studies in the Seminary of 
Theolog-y, Sept., 1881, and g-raduated there Dec, 1884. 

He was ordained to the priesthood Dec. 20, 1884. 

Began the ministry as a substitute at Litchfield, 111., Jan. 
1st to April, 1885. 

From Litchfield he became pastor at Murrayville, 111., 
from May, 1885 to May, 1887. 

Next, pastor of St. Patrick's church, Alton, 111., from 
May, 1887, to Jan., 1897. From ^Iton, 111., he went to Mon- 
treal, Can., from Jan. 1897, to Aug- 1899. 

Aug-. 1st, 1899, he became pastor of St. Francis Xavier's 
church, Jerseyville, 111., where he remains pastor to the pres- 
ent time, 1901. 




K'i;\-. l-WAXCIS .\. MAK'KS. 



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REV. STEPHEN CATT. 

Born in Rotherfield, County of Sussex, Eng-land, April 
10, 1844. Young-est son of Jas. and Harriette Catt, (nee Har- 
mon); came to the United States, arriving- at the city of New 
York, May 18, 1861. 

He entered the United States service Nov. 24, 1863, in 
Company F., 4th Regiment Illinois Cavalry Volunteers. He 
was honorably discharged on the 29th day of August, 1865, 
by order of the Surgeon General Department, at Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

Rev. Catt received his early education in England in 
private and public schools; attended public schools near Jer- 
seyville in the winters of 1861-2. He was licensed to preach 
by the Jerseyville Baptist church Jan. 30, 1876; was ordained 
at the Baptist church in Jerseyville, June 26, 1879, by the fol- 
lowing council: Revs. B. B. Hamilton, moderator. C. E. 
Taylor, A. Dodson, J. W. Place, J. E. Roberts, and John 
Costley. 

Rev. Catt was for eleven years missionary of the Carroll- 
ton Baptist Association, and during that time built the 
churches at Roodhouse, Palmyra and Greenfield. During 
that period he added to the churches of CarroUton Associa- 
tion about ten per cent of their membership through his mis- 
sionary labors. 

KEV. M. M. COOPER. 

The subject of this sketch was born in Kane, Greene 
county. 111., July 15, 1838. When about three years old his 
father and mother agreed that he should be the adopted 
child of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cooper. Agreeable to their 
covenant, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, by an act of the Legislature 
of the State of Illinois, he became their adopted child and 
heir at law. 

He received his early education in the common schools 
near his home, and in the winters of 1858-9, he attended a 
young men's Academy, held in the upper room of the Hall of 



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the Sons of Temperance, taught by Rev. Mr. Gilford, a 
Presbyterian preacher. 

In the fall of 1859 he entered Shnrtleff Colleg^e where he 
took a classical course, remaining- until 1865. He spent the 
ten following years teaching. He taught four schools in 
Litchfield, 111.; was principal of the schools at Pocahontas 
and Oconee, 111. 

In 1874, he was received as a licentiate into the Presby- 
tery of St. Louis. In 1875, he was ordained at Nashville, 
111., by the Presbytery of Cairo, while pastor of the Presby- 
terian church of Pinckneyville, 111. He has been pastor and 
stated supply for twent}^ five years, besides teaching ten 
years. 

REV. CALOWAY NASH, A. M., D. D. 

Rev. Caloway Nash, A. M., D. D., was born in Clay born 
Co., Tenn., March 18, 1840. Brought up on the farm and re- 
ceived his early education in the common schools of his coun- 
ty, and at Walnut Grove Academy near Knoxville, Tenn. 
Entered Shurtleff College in 1863, and was there two 
years. 

Received into the Southern Illinois Conference of the M. 
E. church in 1865. He was first assistant pastor in charge of 
the Edwardsville circuit for one year. 

His second charge was the Brighton circuit, where he 
labored two 3^ears. Afterwards pastor at Upper Alton, Ed- 
wardsville, Centralia, Fairfield and Mt. Vernon. Follow- 
ing these labors, he was Presiding IClder four years of the 
Mt. Vernon District. 

Afterwards pastor at Carbondale, Mt. Carmel, Olney, 
and Jersey ville; at this place, on account of failing health, he 
took a superannuated relation, but his health has so far im- 
proved as to enable him to be active in the ministry among 
country and village churches of his vicinity. 

He was married to Miss Emma Pinckard of Alton, 111., 
May 16th, 1886. Of the eight children born to them only 
three remain, viz., Clara L., Henry Raymond, and Albert 
Earl. 




1 Mrs. Nellie M. Templetoii. 2 Charles M.Cooper. 3 Mrs. V'. E. Cooper. 4 Rev. Wm. Carl 
Cooper. ^ Rev. M. M. Cooper, 6 Mrs. M. E. Wade, 7 Mrs. Sara C. Cooper, 8 Mrs. Hattie Cooper 
Crawford. 



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Brother Nash joined the Union army May, 1864 and was 
honorably dischargfed Sept., 1864. 

He belong-ed to company D. of the 133 111. Infantry, 
made up principally of students from ShurtlefE Colleg"e. 

He is an enthusiastic member of T. S. Bowers Post, G. 
A. R., of Mt. Carmel, 111. 



The Ihfewspapers of ^erscyville, illl. 



"thk backwoodsman. 
The first newspaper published in Jerseyville was called 
the "Backwoodsman." , It was first published in Grafton, 
111., in 1837, and was the first paper published in Jersey 
county. It was purchased by a joint stock company and 
moved to Jerseyville, and pulished by A. S. Tilden in the 
spring- of 1840. Tilden subsequently retired, and Messrs. 
Fletcher and Parenteau secured control of the paper and 
chang-ed it-> name to that of the "Newspaper." After the 
publication of it for three months, the office burned and the 
paper was never agam revived. 

"PRAIRIK STATK." 

The second paper published in Jersevville was called the 
"Prairie State," in 1848. It was also removed from (iraf- 
ton; Mr. Conklin was editor and proprietor. It was an in- 
dependent paper. In 1852, Aug-ustus C. Smith, editor, and 
Abner C. Hinton were connected with it only a few months. 
The "Prairie State" was next purchased by a stock com- 
pany, with A. C. Clayton as editor. In 1860 its politics was 
changed from an independvMit, into a Republican paper, and 
in the presidential campaign of 1860, it warmly supported 
Abraham Lincoln. In 1862 Charles Williams became editor, 
and during his administration the office burned and the pub- 
lication never resumed. 

"JKHSEY COUNTY DIOMOCUAT." 

The first Democratic paper ever published in Jersey- 
ville was the "Democratic Union" in 1854, by Thos. Wright. 
He left Jerseyville in 1856, and the publication of the paper 
stopped, but in the following year, 1857, the publication was 
revived bv H. H. Howard, who, in 1858, was succeeded by 




1 E. H. Roach. 2 A. M. I'iiire. proijiit-lor; .i Harriet Kaiuldlpli. 
JERSEY COUNTY DICMOCRAT. 



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John C. Doblebower who continued the publication of the 
"Democratic Union" until early in the year 1865, when the 
office was boug-bt by a stock compan}^ and the name of the 
paper was chang-ed to "Jersey County Democrat," with 
Aug-ust Smith as editor. The paper remained under his 
manag-ement until the year 1866, when the stock company 
was dissolved, with Thomas J. Selb}^ editor and proprietor. 

In October, 1869, Mr, Selby disposed of the paper to A. 
A. Wheelock and L. L. Burr. In September, 1870, J. A. J. 
Birdsall and J. I. McGready became proprietors. Birdsall 
was connected with the paper for one year, while McGready 
continued its publication for about nine years. 

In October, 1880, J. M, Pag-e boug-ht the "Jersey County 
Democrat" of Jesse I. McGready, who had been its editor 
about ten years, and, on being" elected circuit clerk, sold it. 

On November 11, 1880, appeared the first issue of the 
"Jersey County Democrat, " with J. M. Pag^e as editor and 
proprietor. 

In September, 1898, the "Daily Democrat" was first is- 
sued, and continues to be issued up to the present time, 1901. 

"JERSEYVILLE REPUBLICAN." 

In 1863, the "Jerseyville Republican" was established 
by a stock company, with E. V. Haug^hawaut as editor, who 
conducted the paper only throug-h the presidential campaig-n 
of '64. He was succeeded by Georg-e P. Smith, who had 
charge for only a brief time. Chapin and Glover had charge 
of the paper for only a short time, when it passed into the 
hands of Wm. H. Edgar. Mr. Edg^ar was an able and suc- 
cessful editor and his paper obtained a popular and influen- 
tial position. It had been identified with every ag-g-ressive 
movement, having- a devoted interest in the welfare of the 
country, and was widely read and circulated. 

In 1891, Frank Ladd boug-ht the "Jerseyville Republi- 
can" from Abe Locke, and in 1895 sold out to J. W. Becker, 
who, up to the present time, 1901, has been its efficient editor. 



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"JERSEYVILLE EXAMINER. 

The "Examiner" was established in Jerseyville in 1878, 
and the first issue appeared August 12, '78. A stock com- 
pany was formed, known as the "Jerseyville Publishing- 
Company," composed of Morris R. Locke, Wm. McBride, 
Horace N. Belt, James A. Barr and Wm. H. Pogiie. The 
paper was a five column quarto, issued Wednesdays, with 
J. Sterling- Harper as editor. The "Examiner" was an un- 
compromising- advocate for the temperance cause, and con- 
tinued so to the last. The following- is a part of the saluta- 
tory of the first issue of the "Examiner:" 

"Here we are in Jerseyville, to work for the temperance 
cause. The paramount subject is temperance, and in reg-ard 
to it, the people are interested g-enerally. The prohibition 
of the liquor traffic would be one of the g-reatest blessing-s of 
the ag-e. The "Examiner" will teach this wholesome doc- 
trine, and endeavor, by all honorable means, to obtain a 
hearty endorsement from the people of Jersey county, and 
elsewhere, and especially in the city of Jerseyville do we ask 
a hearty co-operation." 

Where is the paper that dares to advocate such senti- 
ments now? If a g-ood thing then, why not now? 

With the issue of November 27, 1878, the "Examiner" 
was leased by the editor, Mr. Harper, who continued to is- 
sue the paper two weeks when he withdrew entirely. From 
the pen of Morris R. Locke in the issue of Dec. 11th, this 
salutatory was written: 

"By direction of the Jerseyville Publishing- Company, I 
assume editorial management of the "Examiner." I shall 
hew to the line of Prohibition, as announced by that party, 
believing that an ounce of prevention is better than a pound 
of cure. The news of the county and the day will be given. 
To our friends I would say, be of good cheer; to the oppo- 
sition, come thou along with us, and we will do thee good." 

The paper was continued under this management until 
its consolidation with the Republican, Sept. 10, 1880. 



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"JERSEYVILLE KEGISTKR." 

This paper was established in the early part of Novem- 
ber, 1865, by Frederick S. Hauj^^hawaut, editor and proprie- 
tor. It was a seven column folio, all printed in Jerseyville at 
$2.00 per year. 

Mr. Haug-hawaut continued the publication ot the "Re- 
gfister" until the year 1867, when he disposed of it to L. 
Williams, familiarly known as "Yank," who soon afterwards 
removed to Topeka, Kan., and his son Charles F., leased the 
office and became its editor and publisher. 

In October, 1868, the office was advertised for sale and 
was purchased by Col. G. P. Smith, of the Jacksonville Jour- 
nal, who established the "Jerseyville Republican." 
"republican-examiner." 

The first issue of the Republican-Examiner was by 
Messrs. Wm. H. Edg-ar and Morris R. Locke, Sept. 10, 1880, 
in a five column quarto, in which form it continued under the 
firm name of Edgar & Locke. Mr Edgar was former editor 
of the Repulican, and Mr. Locke former editor of the Exam- 
iner. The firm of Edg-ar & Locke continued until Jan. 12, 
1885, when Mr. Locke retired and was succeeded by Frank 
M. Roberts. 

In March following-, 1885, another chang-e occurred in 
the manag-ement of the "Republican-Examiner." Wm. H. 
Edg-ar, who for 16 years of continual editorial labor, retired, 
g-iving- place to Wm. H. Hedley. In the issue of March 27, 
1885, are found Mr. Edg-ar's farewell words to his patrons 
and friends. For want of space I cannot insert those beau- 
tiful parting- words. From this date the firm name was 
Roberts & Hedley, editors and proprietors. 

"jerseyville evening times." 

The first issue of the "Evening- Times" appeared May 
25, 1885, in a five column folio. It was established by Messrs. 
J. A. Walker and J. A. Blennerhassett, both being- practical 
printers, and are yet working- at the trade. Their paper 



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was devoted to the interests of Jerseyville and Jersey county. 

July 13, 1885, the paper was chang-ed to a morning- pub- 
lication, being-. heretofore published in the evening^. 

Aug-ust 17, 1885, Mr. J. A. Blennerhassett retired from 
the firm, and Mr. Walker, after publishing- it some time, 
sold the paper. 

"daily AND WEKKLY JOUKNAL." 

The Daily and Weekly Journal, a democratic paper, was 
established by John J. Smith in 1893. In the fall of '95, he 
sold to W. E. Carlin and A. F. Ely, who sold the plant to J. 
M. Pag-e in September, 1896, who discontinued its publica- 
tion. 

"republican call." 

Published daily and weekly by Adolphus H. Rue, in the 
interests of the Republican party. It was first issued dur- 
ing- the campaig-n of Harrison and Cleveland in 1888, and con- 
tinued about two years. 

"western farmer," 

Issued by Frank Malott for about a year, afterwards 
ceased publication. 

"jerseyville independent. " 

This paper was removed from Grafton to Jerseyville in 
November, 1880, by R. R. Claridg-e, who sold it to L. T. 
Wag-g-oner and A. M. Slaten in 1882. During- that year it 
was purchased by Chas. H. Kelly, of Elsah, who continued 
its publication till 1885, when it was succeeded by the "Free 
Press," with E. T. Lurton and R. E. Smith as publishers. 



The TPresent Zditors. 



JOSEPH M, PAGE, 

Was born in Stoug-hton, Mass,, May 20, 1845. His fath- 
er died when he was only three years of ag^e, which made the 
responsibilities of life rest heavily on mother and children. 
He received a good education in the public schools of 
Stoug"hton, g-raduating- an the ag"e of 16 years. 

At the breaking- out ot the civil war he offered his life a 
sacrifice to his country by attempting- to enlist in the 12th 
Massachusetts Inf. Vol., and also in the 35th Massachusetts 
Inf. Vol., but on account of extreme youth he was rejected, 
to his bitter disappointment. 

At the ag-e of 18 years, in the spring- of 1863, he turned 
his face westward, where we soon find him working- on a 
farm near Greenville, Bond county, HI. Finding- farming- a 
little too slow for the young- man, we soon find him in St. 
Louis, employed in a larg-e wholesale g-rocery store, where 
he hustled for some time. 

The third time, Aug-., 1864, he offered his services to his 
country and was accepted, and enlisted in the 40th Missou- 
ri Reg-. Vol.. where he served until the close of the war 
and was honorably disphared in Aug-ust, 1865. 

In the spring- of 1866 we find him in Jerseyville, a penni- 
niless strang-er, 25 cents being- his financial capital. He im- 
meditely apprenticed himself to Wm. Embly for three years 
for $100 per year and board, and at the end of six months, 
Mr. Embly discontinued the carpenter trade, and, following- 
architecture only, hired out Mr. Pag-e to "Nick" Smith for 
$15.00 per week, while young- Pag-e resolutely kept his ori- 
g-inal contract with Mr. Embly for $2.00 per week for the re- 
maining- two and one-half years. At the expiration of the 



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three years' eng'ag'ement with Mr. Embly, Mr. Smith em- 
ployed Mr. Pag-e at $18.00 per week, and made him his fore- 
man, and he continued carpentering till the summer of 1877, 
when he was appointed city marshal, which office he held 
four years, resig^ning- in October, 1880, when he purchased 
the Jersey County Democrat. 

In 1881 he was elected city clerk and treasurer, which 
office he held five years, and in 1887 was elected mayor and 
re-elected three times, refusing" to serv^e more than 4 years, 
the term of office of mayor at that time being" but one year. 

While he was mayor the waterworks system was inaug"- 
urated and completed, also the electric lig"ht system, and on 
his retiring from the mayoralty he org-anized and pushed to 
completion the Jerseyville Telephone Company, which now 
covers the entire county. 

In 1880, he purchased the Jersey County Democrat, of 
which he is still the editor and proprietor. 

For the past 13 years he has been secretary of the Illi- 
nois Press Association, and for 12 years corresponding" sec- 
retary of the National Editorial Association, both of which 
positions he still fills. 

He is master in chancery, having" held the office for 14 
years. 

In 1897, he org"anized "The Cold Spring" Gold Mining- 
and Tunnel Company," with a paid up capital of $2,500,000, 
and which owns 420 acres of mineral landsin Boulder Co., Col. 
These properties are now being" developed and are produc- 
ing^ rich outputs. Mr. Pag"e is secretary and manag"er of the 
Company, with office in Jerseyville. 

On March 17, 1871, he was married to Miss Sadie 
Remer, the daug-hter of Mr. and Mrs. Abram Remer, of 
Jerseyville. They have one son, Theodore S., a practicing" 
physician in St. Louis, Mo. 

JOSKPH W. BKCKKR. 

Born on a farm, near Silver Creek post-office, Calhoun 
county, Illinois, January 6, 1865. Worked on his father's 




1 Mrs. Maggie Becker. 2 Nellie. :i Gi-aoe, 4 J. W. Becker 



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farm, attending" school during- the winter months, until he 
commenced teaching- in 1884, 

In 1883-4 he attended the Central Wesleyan College at 
Warrenton, Mo., borrowing- the money necessary from an 
older brother. He also attended the Illinois State Normal, 
at Normal, for a short time in 1886. 

After teaching- for seven years he established a Repub- 
lican newspaper, "The Leader," at Hardin, III., in April, 
1891, Calhoun county being- without a Republican paper at 
that time. While in the newspaper work, he was solicited 
to become principal of the Hardin school, which position he 
filled for two vears, ending- with the spring- of 1895. 

In December, 1894, he sold the "Leader, and in April, 
1895, became editor and publisher of the "Jerseyville Repub- 
lican." 

In 1889, he was married to Miss Mag-gie Cloning-er, of 
Summit Grove, Calhoun county. They have two daug-hters, 
Grace and Nellie. 




Early Schools and Teachers. 



The first school taug-ht in Jerseyville was by Irvin Little, 
in the Old Red House, in the winter of 1834-5. He soon ex- 
changed the hazel for the hoe as the more profitable. 

The second teacher was the venerable John Adams of 
Jacksonville, 111., a man, it is said, who has taug-ht more boys 
than any man in the United States, having- been for many 
years a teacher in many of the best Academies in New Eng-- 
land. He taug'ht here in 1836. He taug'ht the first school 
in the old school house which was built in 1836, on land do- 
nated for school purposes by A. H. Burrett. The house 
measured 20x24 feet, and stood on land now in Capt. John 
Smith's yard, on Spruce and Jefferson streets. 

The third teacher in Jerseyville was Prof. Penuel Cor- 
bett, who came to Jerseyville with his family in 1838, and be- 
g"an at once teaching" in the old school house formerly occu- 
pied by Mr. Adams. Mr. Corbett taug-ht for many years in 
Jerseyville, and will be long- and favorably remembered by 
many of our older citizens. 

Georg^e I. Foster beg-an teaching- in the winter of 1849, 
and taug-ht for about 15 years, both private and public 
schools. 

Willard Guernsey taug-ht for several years mostly, or 
entirely, in the 40's. 

Georg-e Creg-o also taug-ht for some years, mostly in the 
40's. 

James Newman taug-ht in what was known as the Guern- 
sey school house, which is now occupied as a residence, 
standing- on Washing-ton st. between Pine and Mulberr}'- 
streets. He taug-ht mostly in the 50 's. 

Sprag^ue White also taug-ht for a short time som ewhere 
about 1855-6. 



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piONUici. coKBior r school. 
A graduate of Harvard University in 1817, Mr. Corbett 
came to Jerseyville with his family in 1838, and beg-an teach- 
ing- school in the first school house built in Jerseyville, which 
was in 1836. The old school house stood in the lot now own- 
ed and occupied by Capt. John Smith, on Spruce and Jeffer- 
son streets. After teaching here for a number of years, he 
went South where he taug-ht for a number of years; return- 
ing-, he resumed teaching- in the new brick school house 
erected in 1853. Mr. Corbett died May 1, 1878, in his 90th 
year. He resided in Jerseyville 40 years, devoting- most of 
his years to teaching-. He will never be forg-otten by the 
citizens who were his pupils. "He rests from his labors, 
but his works do follow him." 

MISS VIRGINIA COKBETT'S SCHOOL. 

A graduate of Monticello in 1847. Immediately after 
graduation, she taug-ht In the Seminary for two years. Re- 
turning- to Jerseyville, she opened a select school for young- 
ladies in the Seminary building- erected by Miss Farle}^ es- 
pecially for Miss Corbett's school. Here Miss Corbett 
taug-ht for seven and one-half years, closing- in the spring- of 
1856. Miss Virginia Corbett afterwards married Mr. Isaac 
Harbert, who died in Jerseyville, 111., in September, 1872. 
Mrs. Harbert still remains with us, living- on West Pearl 
street. 

MRS. SUSAN HENDERSON CUTTING 'S SCHOOL. 

In the year 1857 Mrs. Cutting- founded a school known as 
the "Jerseyville Young- Ladies' Seminary," which she con- 
ducted as a private enterprise until 186'J, about twelve years, 
employing- in her corps of teachers the best talent she could 
obtain in the East and West. Instruction was g-iven in com- 
mon and hig-her English branches, with Latin and French, 
painting, drawing-, vocal and instrumental music. Mrs, 
Cutting- labored and sacrificed much through her school, to 
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In her catalog"ue published in 1861-2, I lincl the follow- 
ing" Board of Instruction : 

Mrs. L. M. Cutting-, principal; 

Miss Jennie V. A. Vosburch, teacher of French and Latin; 
" Harriett M. Henderson, principal of primary depr't; 
" A. Maria Blackburn, teacher of music on piano; 
" Ella V. McGannon, teacher of vocal music and piano. 

Students in advanced department: Cornelia F. Bow- 
man, Kate Beatty, Emma J. Blackburn, Josephine Bramlet, 
Mary J. Brown, Georg-iana Bonnell, MoUie E. Blackburn, 
Mary A. Barr, Sarah M. Christopher, Sarah Cory, Jennie 
M. Carr, Mollie N. Cross, Addie S. Corbett, Mollie R. Conk- 
lin, Mary E. Dunsdon, Mary C. Dobelbower, Ella Davis, 
Mary A. Eng-lish, Jennie M. French, Mary E. L. Herdman, 
Mary Hurd, Fannie Hesser, Hattie C Henderson, Annie E. 
Howell, Kate McKinney, M. Jennie Kirby, Carry Lerue, 
Lenora A, Landon, Mafy Landon, Fannie M. McGill, Anna 
May McGannon, Hattie Nevius, Mollie Nevius, Anna Maria 
Penning-ton, Fannie M. Paris, Anna M. Pittman, Hattie A. 
Paris, Emily J. Peairs, Josephine Price, Anna Rue, Henri- 
etta Remer, Martha M. Snell, Clara J. Snell, Lucy J. Snell, 
Eunice M. Seward, Hanna M. Seward, Henrietta Seward, 
Sarah J. Smith, Martha Stelle, Josephine Smith, Mollie B. 
Stryker, Emma Terry, Julia Tichnor, Lizzie Van Pelt, Ab- 
bie Voorhees, S. Allice Wyche, Hattie S. Warren, Nellie J. 
Wyckoff, Anna M. Williams, Charlotte A. Williams, Mary 
Jane Wharton, Lizzie A. Wyckoff. 

Government: This is parental. The Principal endeav- 
ors to make the Golden Rule her g-uide in the general super- 
vision, and control of all. A conscientous reg^ard for rig-ht 
is inculcated in the minds of the pupils, each reporting- daily 
his own violations, if any, of the rules. 

Mrs. Cutting-'s death was a sorrow to all who knew her, 
arid her funeral services were held at the Presbyterian 
church, June 6, 1890, Rev. I. C. Tyson oflSiciating-, Besides 
the family and relatives who were seated nearest the casket, 



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just behind them sat 46 of her former students, now almost 
all wives of prominent men of Jerse)'ville. So passed from 
our midst a ^ood and useful woman. 




Jersey Yi lie TPublic Schools. 



Prof. J. Pike became principal of the public sehools of 
Jerseyville, September, 1874, with Prof. M. E. Ellenwood 
as assistant. In the spring- of 1875, Prof. D. J. Murphy as- 
sumed the place of Prof. Ellenwood as assistant, and con- 
tinued to hold his position until the spring- of 1886, when he 
was elected to the office of county clerk. 

Following is the Board of Education for 1901-2: 

H. S. Daniels, president, 

George D. Locke, secretary, 

Ed. J. Vaughn, 

Charles S. White, 

M. A. Warren, 

H. R. Gledhill, 

Fred Jacobs. 

The following- teachers are employed for the year 1901-2: 

J. Pike, M. A., superintendent, department of languag-e 
and history. 

Edward B. Shafer, department of mathematics and 
astronomy. 

John A. Egelhoff, department of shorthand and business 
course. 

Herbert F. Blair, department of science. 

Grammar department: Caroline Leresche, Frances M. 
Hassett, Gertrude Greathouse. 

Intermediate department: Amanda Lynn, Jessie 
Houghtlin, Hattie Erwin. 

Primary department: Julia M. Laurent, Cornelia New- 
ton, Anna E. Spencer. 

Colored School: Marv J. Paul. 




JEKSKYVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING. 



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HIGH SCHOOL COURSES. 



(CLASSICAL COURSE. 



FIKST YEAR. 

Ilifrlitii Eiiulisli Graiiimar ••iiid ('()iii|)i 

sitioii. 
Latin. 
Alfielti'ii. 
Physiology. 

lleadin.i; and Ortliograpliy. 
i'l'iHiiansliip. 

SECOND YEAR. 

Latin. 

tieonifti'y. 

Ulietoric and Composition. 

Botany (4 nios.) 

I'liysics. 

Reading and Ortliosjrapliy. 

Penniansliip. 

THIRD YEAR. 

Latin. 

('licniistry (5 mos ). 

Aritliinctio. 

Civil Government (5mos.). 

Engllsli Literature and t'omposition. 

FOURTH YEAR. 

Latin. 

General History and Essays 

Astronomy (4 mos.). 

Zoolosy a mos.). 

University Algebra (4ra()s.;. 

Reviews. 



SCIENTIFIC COUL'SE. 

KIR^T YEAR. 

IliLclp'r English Graniiiiar annd Com- 
position. 
Alsel)ra. 
Physiology. 

Reading and Ortliograpiiy. 
Henmanship. 

SECOND YKAIi. 

Geometry. 

Rhetoric and Composition 

Botany (4 mos.). 

Physics. 

Reading and Oi-thography. 

Penmanship. 

TIIIKD YEAR. 

Trigonometry and Surveying. 
Cliemistry. 
A i-ithnietic 

Civil Govi'rnnient (.'i mos.) 
English Literature and Composition, 

FOURTU YEAR. 

General History and Essays. 
Astronomy. 
Zoology (4 mos.) 
University Algi'bra. 
Englisii Literatui'c 
Reviews. 



Optional Studies : — German, Book-keeping-, Shorthand, 
Typewriting-, Greek. 

BUSINKSS COUKSK. 

The requirements in this department are the same as 
those of the first and the second year of the Scientific Course. 
In the third year, students of the Business Course will do 
the work of the reg-iilar classes in Arithmetic, Civil Govern- 
ment, and Eng-lish Literature, and, in addition, will take 
sing-le and double entry book-keeping. 

SHORTHAND AND TYPEWKITINCr. 

The course of study in this division of the High School 
includes all the branches prescribed for the Business Course, 



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except book-keeping", for which Shorthand and Typewriting" 
will be substituted in the third year. 

POST-GKADUATE COURSES. 

The work of this department is as follows: In Hig-her 
Mathematics, Analytical Geometry, Differential and Integ^ral 
Calculus; in Lang'uag'e, advanced Latin, German, Greek, and 
Eng-lish Literature ; in Science, Chemistry and Physics. 
These courses are open to all reg-ular g-raduates of the Hig-h 
School, and to others who have the necessary preparation to 
enable them successfully to take up the work of the course 
selected. 

FINANCIAL KEPOKT. 

For the benefit of the tax-payer, that he may know 
where, and how, his money is expended, I g'ive my readers 
one yearly financial report as submitted by the Board of 
Education. 

The following- is a copy of the annual report of the finan- 
cial affairs of the district, as submitted to the voters at the 
election, April 16, 1898: 

Receipts. 

April 1, 1897. Cash on hand $917 37 

'' 5, " Amount received from trustees 628 95 

.June, 30, " " '• " C.Keller, tax of 96 4056 38 

.July 31 " " '• '' D.J. Murphy, tuition 364 50 

Oct. 16, " same ^. 930 00 

Dec. 4 " same 377 25 

.July 16, 1898, same ' 90 00 

Mar. 26 •." Amt. received from C. B Stanley, tax of 1897 3285 96 

■• 31 '• Amt. received from D. J. Murphy, tuition 212 55 

Total $10861 96 

EXPENDITURES. 

Amount paid teachers $7760 00 

" " Repairs 316 12 

" •' Supplies 252 68 

" Fuel 271 00 

" S' Services of janitor 604 20 

'■' " Services of truant officer 37 50 

" " Water rent 22 88 



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" •' Sidewalks 29 76 

" " Rent of telephone 17 OO 

'"■ " Cleaning privies 29 !!5 

" " Miscellaneous expenses 87 00 

Total $9428 09 

DANIEL J. MURPHY, Secretary. 

COLOR KD SCHOOL. 

The course of study in this school extends from the 
Primary Grade of the other departments to the Hig-h School 
inclusive, the branches, from term to term, being- adapted to 
the advancement of the various classes. 

Non-resident pupils entering- the Hig-h School are re- 
quired to pay $30 per year tuition. 

The school has an Astronomical Observatory, a g-ood 
Chemical Laboratory, and a complete reference Library. 



GRADUATES. 



CLASS OF 78. 



Anderson, Jennie Denver, Col 

Barr, Leella (Fletcher) Quincy, 111 

Bartlett, Linna (Carey) Delaware, Ohio 

Bothwell, Georg-e A St. Louis, Mo 

Cory, Rosa (Roberts) Jerseyville 

Cory, Elizabeth (Enos) Denver, Col 

Cutting-, Leonard M Jerseyville 

Darby, Charlotte (Pritchett) Jerseyville 

Foster, Rosa (Terrell) Tecumseh, Neb 

Gray, Mollie (Bush) Pittsfield, 111 

Hamilton, Ormond Meade, Kan 

Hassett, Frances Maria Jerseyville 

Keith, Charles W Denver, Col 

Leig-h, Austin W Jerseyville 

Lindley, Birdie (Todd) Batchtown, 111 



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St. Louis, Mo 

Omaha, Neb 

Lebanon, 111 

Fidelity, 111 

Jerseyville 

Benton, 111 

Pawnee City, Neb 

Anchorag"e, K}' 

Denver, Col 

Jerseyville 



Roach. William T Carthage, Mo 

Spencer, Anna E Jerseyville 

Van Home, Ella (Casey) Chicag-o, 111 

CLASS OF 79. 
Bothwell, Charlotte ( McArthur) 

Cockrell, Georg-e M 

Dunsdon, Cora(McKee) 

Erwin, Douglas 

Lurton, Margaret (Akard) 

Pittman, Jennie (Reed) 

Potts, Fanny (Henry) :..- 

Scott, Mabelle 

Seaman, Allen B 

Wedding, Thomas :. 

CLASS OF '80. 

Dare, Rebecca (Lynn) Otterville, 111 

Herdman, Jennie D >. Le Roy, Kan 

Kingsley, William Edward Scranton, Kan 

Leach, Otis D Jerseyville 

Potts, James A Richmond, Va 

Rider, Evelyn (Minier) Dallas, Texas^ 

Ross, Helena Litchfield, 111 

CLASS OF '81. 

Christy, John Jerseyville 

Dunsdon, Loula (McGready) Jerseyville 

Erwin, Perry Medora, 111 

Hanley, William Jerseyville 

Miles, Herbei-t W Beatrice, Neb 

Roach, Cornelius Carthage, Mo 

Vinson, Lulu (Armstrong) St. Louis, Mo 

Whitenack, Mollie (Wedding) Jerseyville 

Van Home, Hugh Pawnee City, Neb 

CLASS OF '82. 

Cory, Flora (Miles) Beatrice, Neb 

Evans, Lee Jerseyville 



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Ferns, Thomas K Jerse3'ville 

Leonard, E. L La Crosse, Wis 

Perring-s, James D Jerseyville 

Pog-ue, Harrison W Jerseyville 

Potts, William A Morrisonville, 111 

Potts, William S Morrisonville, 111 

Richards, William P . .Jerseyville 

Strong-, Charles H New York 

Vinson, Anna Jerseyville 

Young-, Harriett (Armstrong-) St. Louis, Mo 

CLASS OF '83. 

Both well, Edith (Kennedy). . St. Louis, Mo 

Dolan, Mary (Smith) Springfield, 111 

Houg-htlin, Florence (Schaaf). ... Trenton, N. J 

McKinstry, Catherine (Calhoun) Nebraska 

Miles, Clarence J . . . . Beatrice, Neb 

Paul, Mary J Jerseyville 

Pog-ue, Edward D. W Denver, Col 

CLASS OF '84. 

Cockrell, Harry B Omaha, Neb 

Dyer, Edg-ar M Ashland, 111 

Dunsdon, Josephine (Holland) Jerseyville 

Hamilton, Bertha (Cockrell) Omaha, Neb 

Ha ssett, Lizzy (Smith ) Madison, 111 

Milton, Laura (Daniels) Jerseyville 

Newton, Albert W Jerseyville 

Powell, Cornelia (Hamilton) Chicag-o 

Tyson, Louis J Pueblo, Col 

CLASS OF '85. 

Barr, Kate Aug-usta (Cor}'^) Jerseyville 

Bothwell, Juliet Jerseyville 

Daniels, Harry S Jerseyville 

Martin, Emma (McReynolds) Kansas City, Mo 

Selby, Maud (Perring-s) Jerseyville 

Shafer, Edward B Jerseyville 



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Turner, Nettie K Meade, Kansas 

Van Home, May B. (Cutting-) Jersey ville 

CLASS OF '86. 

Block, Morris , St. Louis, Mo 

Carroll, Nora Jersey ville 

Cory, Minnie D St. Louis, Mo 

Duffield, Ida M Jersey ville 

Fulkerson, Sarah B Jerseyville 

Henderson, Leila Wahoo, Neb 

Miles, Charles V Peoria, 111 

O'Loug-hlin, Joseph Spring-field, 111 

Tyson, Fannie A (Pillsbury) Denver, Col 

Vandenburg, Ralph L .Canton, 111 

Voorhees, Albert E Jerseyville 

White, Charles S Jerseyville 

CLASS OF '87, 

Barr, Lulu H Jerseyville 

Catt, Mary H (Gard) Los Ang-eles, Cal 

Cheney, Alex M Denver, Col 

Coulthard, Ida Jerseyville 

Enos, Clinton Denver, Col 

Enos, Laurens Decatur, 111 

Fenity, Fred Colby, Kansas 

Gledhill, Harry R Jerseyville 

Hand, Magdalene (Sunderland) Jerseyville 

Houghtlin, David M East St. Louis, 111 

Marsh, Stewart C New York, N. Y 

McClure, James F Jerseyville 

O'Halloran, Lizzie (Halliday) St. Louis,Mo 

Robb, Alex. C Jerseyville 

Weyham, Lulu Chicago, 111 

CLASS OF '88. 

Ashford, Blanche (Chappell) Newbern, 111 

Beaty, Herbert B St. Louis, Mo 
Eaton, Alberta S Jerseyville 



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Enos, Grace Jerseyville 

Ford, Thomas S Jerseyville 

Frost, Fannie B ( McCollister) Fidelity, 111 

Grosjean, Nicholas A Otterville, 111 

Hamilton, Alta C. (Rush) -Minneapolis, Minn 

Mallot, Frank South Dakota 

McClure, Anna (Roach) Carthage, Mo 

Pog-ue, Harriett S Jerseyville 

Roach, David Carthagfe, Mo 

Rue, Mabel (Van Auken). Los Ang-eles, Cal 

Shafer, Harry W Jerseyville 

Skelle}', Capitola (Perringfs) Jerseyville 

Sturdevant, Clara (Campbell) Jerseyville 

Tyson, Mary L Pueblo, Col 

Utt, Emma L Jerseyville 

Vaug-hn, Edward J Jerseyville 

CLASS OF '89. 

Carroll, Patrick M St. Louis, Mo 

Cowen, Lora (Richards Jerseyville 

Daniels, Flora (Reintg-es) Jerseyville, 111 

Ford, Emma (McReynolds ) Jerseyville 

Fitzg-erald, Catherine C (O'Maley) Jerseyville 

Greathouse, Veleria Jerseyville 

McGready, Lucy (Evans) East St. Louis, 111 

Henry, Thomas Jerseyville 

Hovyell, Robert M Chicago 

Leg-ate, Georg-e Jerseyville 

Miles, Clara A Beatrice, Neb 

Rowray, Minnie L Olivet, S. Dak 

Sharp. Emma, (Corzine) Jerseyville 

Thatcher, Minnie A (Maltimore) Chicag-o 

Tucker, Thomas Rockbridg-e, 111 

Vinson, Maud (Webster) Kansas City, Mo 

White, Sallie A. (Schwarz) Jerseyville 

Wyckoff, Nellie G - Jerseyville 

Wurtz, Georg-e B Shreveport, La 



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CLASS OI- '90. 

Allen, Marie P. (Mayfield) New Orleans, La 

Bowman, Fannie K Jerseyville 

Bohannan, CTertrude (Elliott) Chicag-o 

Catt, Isabel Jerseyville 

Cory, M. Alice Jerseyville 

Corzine, Murry V Jerey ville 

Dug-g-an, Andrew Carlinville, 111 

Everts, Cora (Ford) Jerseyville 

Finch, Cora (Seag-o) Jerseyville 

Fulkerson, Joseph R Jerseyville 

Gowling, Alfred Chicago 

Cireathouse, Gertrude Jerseyville 

Hansen, Walter Jerseyville 

Hassett, Minnie T. (Bott) Brighton, 111 

Hough tlin, Jessie M Jerseyville 

Hammell, Verbena Jerseyville 

Maley, Sadie F South Dakota 

McReynolds, George Jerseyville 

Purinton, Lena B Chicago 

Stafford, Herbert St. Louis, Mo 

Turner, Jennie A Jerseyville 

Utt, Lulu Jerseyville 



Walsh, John F 
Wurtz, Marv S. - 



CLASS OF '91. 



Borer, Virg-nia M 
Cockrell, Estella 
Carr, Urban 
Colean, Harry 
Cook, Edgar 
Egelhoff, John A 

Erwin, Hattie 

Everts, Hattie 

Fahey, William 
Flamm, William 



Jerseyville 
Jersev ville 

Kane, 111 

Kane, 111 

Jerseyville 

Chicago 

Jerseyville 

Jerseyville 

Jerseyville 

Jerseyville 

Jerseyville 

Batchtown, 111 



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Flaherty, Nellie 
(tIosup, Frank 
r^andon, Royal 
Long-, Edwin M 
Nelson, Dora 
Pike, Fred W 
Pope, Emma 
Post, Lelah (Lamb) 

Randolph, Ella 

Roach, Eugene 

Seagfo, George M 
Schmidt, Caroline 



CLASS OF '92. 



Barry, Daisy D 
Beaty, Eva C 
Beaty, David E . 

Bridges, Charles H 

Blish, Ethel (Robards) 

Catt, Nellie J 

Carlin, Alma (Hamilton) 

Cook, Arthur B 

Dempsey, William 
Dunham, Oscar 
Du Hadway, Effie( Noble) 
Duggan, Mary (Chappell) 
Fitzpatrick, Katie A 
Hassett, George M 
Kinsella, Maggie 

Leresche, Caroline 

McReynolds, Maggie 

Noble, Charles N 

Nutt, Amy ( Kehoe) 

O'Keefe, Thomas 

Quinn, Nellie E 

Terry, Edwin S 

Voorhees, Perry 



Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 
St. Louis, Mo 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 
Peculiar, Mo 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 

Jerseyville 
Knob No.^ter, Mo 
Jerseyville 
West Point, "n. Y 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 

Grafton, 111 

East St. Louis, 111 
Jerseyville 
E>ast Newbern, 111 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 
Jerseyville 

Jerseyville 

. Jerse3''yille 

Jerseyville 

.San Antonio, Tex 

Grafton, 111 

Jerseyville 

Elsah, 111 

St. Louis, Mo 



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west, Emma M Jerseyville 

Ross, Herbert A Jerseyville 

White, Justus V Kane, 111 

Wyckoff, David A St. Louis, Mo 

Young-, Antonio Jacksonville, 111 

CLASS OF '93. 

Bowman, Nellie G Jerseyville 

Clendennen, Effie Jerseyville 

Dugg-an, John Jerseyville 

Ely, Lulu M St. Louis, *Mo 

Houghtlin, Lillie Jerseyville 

Massey, James Jerseyville 

McAdams, Lewis Y. C East St. Louis, Mo 

McNabb, Sarah (Vaughn) Jerseyville 

Newton, Florence M Jerseyville 

Olney, Mark P Fieldon, 111 

Olney, Clara E. (Legate) Jerseyville 

Page, Theodore H St. Louis,Mo 

Randolph, Jennie Jerseyville 

Randolph, Margaret Jerseyville 

Ross, Edwin M Jerseyville 

Sunderland, Louis J Jerseyville 

Terry, Minnie Elsah, 111 

Wahl, Robert E Jerseyville 

CLASS OF '94. 

Alexander, Everett L Jerseyville 

Dodson, Janette G Jerseyville 

Dressel, John H Kane, 111 

Duffield, James Edwin Alton, 111 

Hamilton, Grace (Robinson) East Newbern, 111 

Kraus, Thomas Jerseyville 

Noble, H. Pearl Jerseyville 

Powers, John R Jerseyville 

Poettgen, Charles F St. Louis, Mo 

Randolph, Alice C Jerseyville 



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Roach, Thomas F Carthag^e, Mo 

Rohacek, William Jersey ville 

Rice, Orville Jerseyville 

White, Ada Jerseyville 

CLASS OF '95. 

Bell, James W Jerseyville 

Chapman, Harry L Jerseyville 

Cone, Nellie S Jerseyville 

Cockrell, Frank B Jerseyville 

Cory, C. Roy Jerseyville 

Dodg-e, Mary E Kemper, 111 

Dodson, Nellie E Jerseyville 

Eaton, Elizabeth Jerseyville 

Fales, Maude E Jerseyville 

Froelich, Clara Bunker Hill, 111 

Gibbs, Alice St. Louis, Mo 

Grosjean, Henry J Jerseyville 

Greathouse, Nina L Jerseyville 

Lovell, Mary L Jerseyville 

Mundle, Dixon G Delhi, 111 

Paul, Mary J. (Post-graduate) Jerseyville 

Purinton, Elizabeth Jerseyville 

Osborne, Nellie H Jerseyville 

Richards, Hayden O . Jerseyville 

Roach, Leonard .... Jerseyville 

Schmieder, Mary T Jerseyville 

Scott, Leanna Jerseyville 

Smith, Henry F Jerseyville 

Warren, Fay S Jerseyville 

Warren, Harry A Jerseyville 

White, John I Jerseyville 

Wyckoff, Mary E Jerseyville 

CLASS OF '96. 

Brainerd, Georg-e Grafton, 111 

Cowen, Myrtle Jerseyville 



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Curran, James Jerseyville 

Dodg-e, Georg-e Kemper, 111 

Dressel. Addie Kane, 111 

Eng-lish, Marian Jerseyville 

Everts, Eug-ene Jerseyville 

Hamilton, Fred Jersewille 

Montgomery, William Jerseyville 

Newton, Cornelia Jerseyville 

Shafer, Roy Jerseyville 

Simmons, Aaron • Jerseyville 

Snedeker, Isaac Jerseyville 

Voorhees, Gertrude Jerseyville 

Warren, Florence Jerseyville 

Wurtz, Eug-ene Jerseyville 

CLASS OK '97. 
Barron, Minnie E Jerseyville 

Bassett, Charles A Jerseyville 

Bowman, Harriet Jerseyville 

Brokamp, Lizzie M Jerseyville 

Brownlee, Cornelia J Jerseyville 

Chapman, Theodore Jerseyville 

Colean, Charles Jerseyville 

Curtis, Edna L Jerseyville 

Dodg-e, Edward A Jerseyville 

Downey, Sylvester W Jerseyville 

Hansen, Jesse G Jerseyville 

Heller, Edna E Jerseyville 

Houg-htlin, Daisy Jerseyville 

Landon, Truman Jerseyville 

Laswell, Helen Raymond, Illinois 

Maltimore, Minnie E Jerseyville 

Mackeldon, John ' Jerseyville 

P.)rter, Mary Helen Jerseyville 

Randolph, O. Perry Jerseyville 

Rice, Scott Jerseyville 

Roach, J. Augustine Jerseyville 



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Shackelford, Minnie D Jerseyville 

Staiford, Harry E (irafton, 111 

Strasser, Louis H Fieldon, 111 

Vinson, Ruth () JerseN'ville 

Wedding-, Alma Jerseyville 

Wurtz, Martha W Jerseyville 

Wyckoff. Terese K Jerseyville 

CLASS OF '98. 

Daniels, Walter S., jr Jerseyville 

Boynton, William P Jerseyyile 

Bell, Robert O 

Eng-lish, Robert C 

Erwin, Elmer " 

Maupin, William H 

Beaty, Roy G 

Jennings, William P " 

Daniels, Brainard J " 

Hildred, Oscar " 

Rowden, Charles H " 

Kraus, Henry G 

Sutton, Ida M 

Duncan, Anna . " 

Rue, Elizabeth Mary " 

Erwin, Jesse E " 

Irwin, G. Stella , . " 

Gibbons, Marg-aret A '* 

Sweeney, Mary L " 

Meyers, Stella M " 

Chapman, Jennie " 

Curran, Margaret C " 



CLASS OF '99. 



Roberts, Leo C 

Ross, Leslie C. . . . 
Duncan, Evaline R 
(iroppel, Louis E . 



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Downey, Jesse W Jerseyville 

Barnett, Charles 

Miller, Oliver J 

Powers, Charles M 

Fahey, Stasia B 

Conklin, Cora B 

Reintg-es, Lezetta M Elsah 

Schmeider, Wilhelmina C Jerseyville 

Bring-hurst, Susie A " 

Dressel, Walter S Kane 

Downey, James C Jerseyville 

Scott, Mary P 

Laurent, Julia M . 

Howell, Russell D 

Knig-ht, Walter E 

Sunderland, Grace M 

Warren, Charles E 

Chapman, Paul W 

McDow, Albert E Newbern 

Cheney, Grace L Virden 

Stalder, Carrie M . Alton 

Duncan, Anna T Jerseyville 

CLASS OF 1900. 

Bassett, Mary Jerseyville 

Todd, Anna L Batchtown 

Hedges, Anna Jerseyville 

Robings, Mabel " 

Howell, Minnie " 

Warren, Susanna " 

Richards, Gertrude " 

Heller, Clara 

Updike, Ollie McClusky 

Daly, David A Jerseyville 

Herdman, William J " 

Stanley, Roy 

Randolph, Carleton " 



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Brinton, Herbert Jerseyville 

Chapman, Truman " 

Boynton, Edson J " 

Holmes, William Fieldon 

Wilcox, Samuel L Jerseyville 

CLASS OF 1901. 

Bassett, Anna E Jerseyville 

Erwin, Lovie E 

Cook, Ruth 

Jacobs, Lottie E , 

Heffron, Katherine 

Shackelford, Jane P 

Owens, Ora E 

Fahey, William F 

Campbell, Georg-e W 

Hamilton, Ray A 

Voorhees, Richard H 

Kraus, William J 

Blish, Charles H 

Miller, Floyd E Rockbridg-e 

Snedeker, Frank S Jerseyville 

Mayes, Elmer H Jerseyville 

GRADUATES IN STENOGRAPHY. 



CLASS OF '95. 

Cory, M. Alice Hill, Lulu M. 

Hacquard, Louella Poettgen, Charles F. 

Newton, Cornelia A. Powers, Alice 

Pankey, Joseph Wurtz, Mary S. 

CLASS OF '96. 
Cone, Nellie S. Eaton, Elizabeth 

Houg-htlin, Anna Purinton, Elizabeth 

Warren, Fay S. 

CLASS OF '97, 

Curran, Margaret Laswell, Helen 



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CLASS OF '98. 

Vinson, Ruth Brokamp, Elizabeth 

Barron, Julia Rowden, Charles 

CLASS OF 1899. 
Sweeney, Mamie Lancrey, Mary E 

Flannig"an, Marg-aret 

CLASS OF 1900. 

Pitting-er, Mabel Post, Leslie 

CLASS OF 1901. 

Giers, Webster Locke, Lucy E 

Robing-s, Dorothy M. 
POST GRADUATE WORK. 



ANALYTICAL 

Cockrell, Estella 
Greathouse, Gertrude 
Houg-htlin, Lillie 
Newton, Florence M. 
Cone, Nellie S. 
Paul, Mary J. 
Richards, Hayden O. 
Scott, Leanna 
Ross, Herbert A. 



GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS. 

Cory, M. Alice 
Newton, Albert W. 
Kraus, Thomas 
Rohacek, William 
Fales, Maud E. 
Purinton, Elizabeth 
Ross, Edwin M. 
Smith, Henry F. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 

Paul, Mary J Three Years' General Work 

Voorhees, Albert E General Review 

Strong-, Charles H Latin 

Everts, Hattie . . Greek 



Eaton, Elizabeth 

Fales, Maude E 

Richards, Hayden O 
Ross, Edward M 

Smith, Henry F 

Warren, Harry A. . . 



Latin 
Latin 
Latin 
Latin 
Latin 
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Dr. O. R. Knos. 



Dr. A. A. B:irnett. 






I>r. ,1. \V. Knos. 



Dr. M. ]{. Titterington. 



TKysicians of the TPast. 



The first practicing- physician in Jerseyville was 

DR. A. H. BUKKITT, 

who came here in 1833 before the town was laid out, and was 
among- its first settlers. His home and office were in a log- 
cabin which he erected on the corner of Exchang"e and Pleas- 
ant streets. He was of the old allopathic school. He died 
in 1875. 

DK. ICDWAKD AUGUSTUS d'AKCY 

was the next, coming- the same year, 1833, and settled on 
land, which he entered, north of Jerseyville. He was born 
in Hanover, Morris county, N. J., April 15, 17%, and died in 
Jerseyville, April 25, 1863, at the ag-e of 67 years. 

DK. JOHN W. LOTT 

came to Jerseyville in 1834. He practiced only a short time, 
when he returned to New Jersey, his native State. 

DR. JAMES C. PRRRY, 

a native born Scotchman, who had served in the British army 
for seven years, came to Jerseyville in 1838. He was consid- 
ered a skillful practitioner, and an uprig-ht man in all his 
practice, and was never known to oppress the poor for pay- 
ment of medical aid. The writer remembers well g"oing- 
after him in time of sickness. He practiced here until his 
death, which occurred May, 1859. 

DR. EDWIN A. CASEY 

came next, about 1840, and practiced successfully until his 
death, March 22, 1874, at the ag-e of 66 years. He lived in 
the first house west of the Baptist church. Next came 

DR. K. H VAN DYKE, 

about the year 1840, and was one of the prominent physicians 
until his death, September 6, 1845. 



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DR. 5AMES BRINGHURST 

came to Jerseyville about 1850, and entered into partnership 
with Dr. D'Arcy. From 1850 to 1857 he practiced in Jer- 
seyville, Spring-field and Chicago, and from 1857 to 1861, in 
Jerseyville only. In April, 1861, he enlisted as surgeon in 
the 28th Illinois Infantry. He was afterwards promoted to 
Brig-ade surg-eon. His health in the army failing, he return- 
ed to Jerseyville where he remained a short time, when he 
removed to Alton, He died in Ruyle township June 23, 1870. 

DR. R. D. FARLKY 

was one of the early doctors, coming- sometime in the "for- 
ties." In 1852 he was county physician. He was born Dec. 
3, 1808, and died in Jerseyville Sept. 27, 1884. He was the 
first homeopathic physician in the city. He was well and 
highly esteemed by all who knew him. 

DR. AUGUSTUS R. KNAPP 

came to Jerseyville in 1844, and had a larg-e and extensive 
practice, and died at his residence July 13, 1862. 

DR. JOHN L. WHITE 

was one of Jersey yille's prominent physicians. While here, 
he was married to Miss Hattie Hawley, in 1858. He was 
born in Massachusetts in 1832, came to Jerseyville in 1852, 
and in 1870 he moved to Bloomington, 111., where he still re- 
sides. 

DR. H. C. HARRIMAN, 

in the "fities," became one of the physicians of Jerseyville, 
and died here March 12, 1858. 

DR. WM. HUTCHINSON, 

a native of Kentucky, a much honored and beloved physician, 
practiced here a number of years until his death, which oc- 
curred Jan. 24, 1864. 

DR. JOHN B. HAMILTON, 

second child of Rev. B. B. and Mary A. Hamilton, studied 
medicine under Dr. J. O. Hamilton of Jerseyville, and after 



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i^raduating" at Rush Medical Colleg-e, February, 1H70, he 
formed partnership with his uncle, Dr. J. (). Hamilton. In 
May, 18()9, he became a meml>er of the State Medical Soci- 
ety, and at a meeting- was appointed a member of the com- 
mittee on surg-ery. He rose so rapidly to hig-h positions in 
his profession that he was commissioned Surgeon-General 
of the United States marines. He died in Chicago, 1899. 

CHAKLi:S A. KNAPP, M. D., 

was the son of Dr. A. R. Knapp, He studied medicine with 
his father and afterwards g"raduated from McDowell's Med- 
ical College, St. Louis, Mo. He commenced the practice of 
medicine in Kane, Greene county, 111., and after two years 
located in Jerseyville, where he took up the practice of his 
father who then went to California, and returned in 1854. On 
account of failing- health Dr. Knapp removed with his family 
to California, where he die^d in 1856. 

DR. AUGUSTUS R. KNAPP 

came to Jerseyville in 1844, where he had an extensive prac- 
tice. He was a member of the constitutional convention to 
revise the Constitution of Illinois in 1847. In 1849 he went 
to California where he was quite successful in his search for 
g-old. He died in Jerseyville, Juh' 13, 1862. Mrs. Knapp sur- 
vived her husband until 1868. 

C. G. BUFFINGTON, M. D., 

was born in Jerseyville, 111., May 22, 1858. In 1881, he gra- 
duated at the Missouri Medical Colleg-e, St. Louis. Return- 
ing- to Jerseyville about one year afterwards, he located at 
Fieldon. His practice was so successful that it extended 
over Jersey, (jreene, and Calhoun counties, and was one of 
the larg-est and most lucrative in the county. 

JOSEPH OKMOND HAMILTON, M. D., 

was born in Monroe county. 111., April 2, 1824. He was the 
young-est child of Thomas M. and Alpha Hamilton. From 
1843 to 1845 he attended at the Ohio University at Athens, 
Ohio. He then began the study of medicine with Dr. Silas 



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Parker. He afterwards continued his studies with Di\ 
Wm. Blackstone, In 1846, he came to Jerseyville and prac- 
ticed under Dr. James C. Perry, an old and honored practi- 
tioner of Jerseyville. In 1849, he attended lectures at the 
Medical University of Missouri, g-raduating-on the 4th of 
March, 1850. He then commenced the practice of medicine 
in Grafton, Illinois. In May, 1851, he was married to Mar- 
gfarette Perry, dautrhter of Dr. Perr^^ of Jerseyville, In 1852, 
he entered into partnership with his father-in-law, with 
whom he practiced till January, 1853. Dr. Perry died in 
1858. 

Dr. Hamilton was one of the most celebrated physicians 
of the West. Much of his writings can be found in the 
American Medical Association .'ournal, volumes of 1870 and 
1872. He was President of the Illinois Medical Societ}^ con- 
vened at Peora, May, 1871. He was a deleg^ate to the Amer- 
ican Medical Associations held at Cincinnati, New Orleans, 
Washing-ton, Philadelphia, and San Francisco. 

In 1867, he was appointed surg^eon for the United States 
pension office of this district, and acted as examining sur- 
g-eon for six of the most prominent insurance companies in 
the United States. He died Aug-ust 21, 1882. 

CHAHL1':S W. KNOS, M. D,, 

located in Jerseyville, Jan. 29, 1874. He wa;- born in Madi- 
son Co., 111., Dec. 13, 1849 and is the son of Dr. C. R. and Eli- 
Z'd. Ann (Thorpe) Enos. 

When young- he received a g-ood education, attending the 
State Normal School at Blooming-ton, 111., and the State Uni- 
versity at Champaign. After teaching for a while he decided 
to study medicine, with a view of making- that his life work. 

He graduated at the Homeopathic Medical College of 
Missouri in 1874, and received the prize forsurg-ery, 

He then came to Jerseyville and opened an office on the 
day of his arrival, and within two hours receiv^ed his first pa- 
tient who was dangerous with pneumonia, being the daug-ht- 



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er of David M. Iloui^htlin. He was a marvel of success. In 
1881 he took a course of lectures on the eye and ear at the 
New York Opthalmic Hospital, also an operating- course on 
the eye and ear under the celebrated Dr. Knapp. He has 
operated as a specialist with these origans, and stands at the 
head of his profession. 

He was a devoted Christian man, and a temperance 
worker. 

T, A. KINGSTON, M. D., 

was born in St. Louis, Mo., January 22, 1832. He was rear- 
ed in CoUinsville, 111., where he received his early education 
and entered upon the study of medicine in the office of Dr. 
Drake, in CoUinsville. He g^raduated from the old Mc- 
Dowell Medical Colleg-e, of St. Louis. 

At the opening- of the war he entered the service as con- 
tract surg-eon in the department under Gens. Thomas, Van- 
devere, Frank P. Blair and Kirkpatrick, under whose de- 
partment he served throug-h the campaig"n of Georg^ia, Ten- 
nessee, North and South Carolina, with honor and credit 
as a surg-eon, and a kindly compassionate man whose labors 
among- the sick and wounded are treasures g-athered up for 
him by the All-Seeing" Eye, who shall render due reward. 

At the close of the war, in 1865, he entered upon the 
practice of his profession, locating- at Fidelity, 111., where he 
g-aineda larg-e and lucrative practice. 

On April 30, 1870, he was married to Miss Kate Frost, 
of Fidelity. Three children are the fruits of this marriag-e, 
Mrs. Louis Jacoby, Jersey ville. 111., and Misses Josie and 
Lula. Dr. King-ston died at his home in Jerseyville, 111., 
Januar}^ S, 1900, at the ag-e of 67 years, 11 months and 17 
days. 

ALBKO B. ALLKN, M. D., 

was born in Lincoln county, Missouri, April 23, 1840. He 
was the 3'oung-est son of Kdwin and Jane Allen, and the last 
living- of seven children. He received his early education in 
the public schools of his county. At a very early ag-e he ex- 



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pressed a desire for the study of medicine. He according-ly 
entered the Missouri Medical Colleg-e in 1855, and g-raduated 
from that institution in 1858, at the ag-e of 18 years. In the 
spring- of 1859, he located in Hamburg. 111., and there began 
the practice of his profession, After practicing there for 
two years he removed to Hardin, Calhoun county. 111., where 
he practiced for 12 years. Leaving Hardin he practiced for 
about two years in Kane, thence in 1875 he located in Jer- 
sey ville where he remained, (except a short interval he was 
in St. Louis,) up to the time of his death.. 

He was married in 1867 to Mrs. M. K. Revere in Council 
Bluffs, Iowa, each possessing- a daughter by a former mar- 
riage. On the 25th of February, 1892, they celebrated the 
25th anniversary of their marriage. 

Dr. Allen was a specialist in his profession, and was 
known and soug-ht after far and wide. He was emphaticall}' 
a benefactor in his day. A man of strong will power and in- 
domitable courage, he bore patiently his sufferings, and in a 
cheerful spirit, when others with less will-power would have 
succumbed. He died at his home, surrounded by family 
and friends, March 25, 1899, at the age of 58 years, 11 
months, and 2 days. 

GEORGE H. KNAPP, M. D., 

was born in Kane, Greene county. 111., April 19, 1840. He 
was the youngest son of Dr. A. R. and Catherine E. Knapp. 
He received his early education in the public schools of Jer- 
seyville, but finished his literary education in Illinois Col- 
lege, at Jacksonville, 111. 

He studied medicine first with his father. Dr. A. R. 
Knapp, and afterwards in the office with Dr. A. K. Van 
Home. He graduated at the Missouri Medical College in 
St. Louis, Mo., with high honors, in April, 1861. In the fall 
of 1861, he was commissioned assistant surgeon of the 6lst 
Regiment, Illinois Volunteers Infantry, of which J. B. Frey 
was Colonel. He was again commissioned surgeon of the 
same regiment and served during most of the civil war, par- 



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ticipating- in many hard and blood}- battles. While in front 
of Vicksburg- he attended Oen. U. S. Grant throug-h a severe 
sickness, and ever afterwards General Grant was his warm 
friend. 

On October 20, 1868, he was married to Miss Henrietta 
F. Veitch, of St. Louis. To them were born three children: 
Maude, now the wife of Hon. Harry W. Pog-ue, Veitch, and 
Will B. Knapp, all of whom survive him. He practiced med- 
icine first inJerseyville, Mason City, 111., St.Louis, and during- 
his last years, practiced ag"ain in Jerseyville. 

He died September 20, 1895, after a few hours of g-reat 
pain, arising- from stomach troubles. As a physician he 
stood at the head of his profession, and was a social and g"en- 
ial friend and companion, as the writer knew him well. 

HKNRY Z. GILI,, M. D., 

was born in Pennsylvania, Oct. 6, 1831. He was a g^raduate 
of Jefferson Medical Colleg-e, Philadelphia, and beg-an prac- 
ticing- in Columbus, Ohio, where he remained until the break- 
ing- out of the civil war, when he enlisted in the three 
mon+hs' service and served four and one-half years. He 
arose from assistant surg-eon to surg-eon of volunteers of the 
rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, which position he held to the 
close of the war. He then spent two years in Europe, and 
after returning- settled in St. Louis, and, in connection with 
Dr. W. S Edg-ar, published the "MedicalJournal." 

On April 26, 1873, he came to Jerseyville where he prac- 
ticed until in 1881, he took charg^e of the Southern Illinois 
Penitentiary, and in November, 1883, resig-ned to accept the 
chair of surg-ery in the Worcester Medical Colleg-e at Cleve- 
land, Ohio. 

GEOKGIC SUMWAI,!,, M. D. 

came to Jerseyville, Mar. 1, 1872. In 1876, he was mover, 
and drafter before Jersey County Medical Society, of a 
g-reeting- to State Medical Association, praying- that body to 
secure such leg-islative action as would compel hig-her medi- 
cal education, and partially rid our state of quacks. 



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In response to said gTeetin<);-, the State Medical Associa- 
tion appointed a committee which spent the next winter at 
Capital, memorialized the Leg"islature, and secured the en- 
actment of our state medical act, and the appointment of our 
State Board of Health, which has saved to our state millions 
of dollars, and to her citizens untold suffering's. 

W. W. RSTKBKOOKK, M. D., 

came to Jerseyville from Chicag"o in Aug-ust, 1890. He was 
a cultured g-entleman and a physician of hig-h standing-, of 
the homeopathic school. After a successful professional ca- 
reer, he retired from active practice and returned to Chica- 
g-o in November, 1898, where he now resides. 

Dk. Ward, also practiced in Jersevville for some ten 
years, but mostly in Fieldon, Illinois. 

Dk. Chaklks Edgaw, another phvsician of the past, a 
graduate of medicine, but owned and conducted a drug 
store for many years, I am told did but little practicing-. 

There were some other physicians who practiced medi- 
cine in Jerseyville and attained some prominence, and I 
would be pleased to write concerning^ them more at leng^th, 
but reliable information seems impossible to be obtained. 
Among- this number is Dr. Lyons who was early in the "six- 
ties" a partner with Dr. DuHadwa}^, an assistant surg-eon in 
the Union army, and a cousin of General Lyons who was 
killed at the battle of Wilson Creek, He was considered a 
smart, cultured gentleman and a g-ood physician. 




DR. A. K. VAN HORNK. 




DR. L. T. WAGGONER. 




ALBKRT M. WILKS, D. O. 



Hi;XKY \V. RICH, D. D. S. 



Taysicians of the Tresent. 



A. K. VAN HOKNK, M. D. 

The first to put on the list of present time active physi- 
cians ot Jerse\'ville, is A. K. Van Home. He is the oldest 
practicing- physician in the city. He was born in Schoharie 
county, N. Y., April 2, 1831, and immig-rated with his parents 
to Jersey county in 1833, being- about two years old. He 
was emphatically a Jersey county boy, and now more em- 
phatically a Jersey county man, having- been a resident of 
Jersey county, except when away attending- colleg-e, for ()8 
years. 

In 1852, now 48 years ag-o, he commenced the study of 
medicine with Dr. Charles A. Knapp in Jerseyville. He at- 
tended medical lectures in Missouri Medical CoUeg-e, in St. 
Louis, in 1853 and 1854. In the fall of 1855, he took a course 
in Jefferson Medical Colleg-e, Philadelphia, from which he 
g-raduated in 1856. He returded to Jerseyville and that same 
year he entered upon the pi-actice of medicine for life. 

In 1871 and 1872 he returned to Philadelphia and took 
another course of lectures. He spared no expense or pains 
that he mig-ht be a competent and safe man for the people to 
trust their own lives, and that of their family, in his hands. 

His successful practice here in Jerseyville of 45 years, 
and the confidence the people repose in him, will testify to 
his ability and success. 

ALLEN A. BAKNKTT, M. D. 

Allen A. Barnett was born in Louisville, Ky., Feb. (>, 
1830. Received his early education at Clark County Semi- 
nary in Charlestown, Ind. Kntcred Miami Universit3% Ox- 
ford, Ohio, in the fall of 1S47, and g-raduated in a classical 
course in 1851. 



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Entered the medical department of the University of 
Louisville, Ky., in the fall of 1851, graduating- there in 1853, 
Returning- to said University in the fall of 1853, was appoint- 
ed assistant demonstrator of anatomy. 

In the spring- of 1854 he beg-an the practice of his profes- 
sion at Oxford, Ohio, remainining- there until the spring of 
1862. During- this year he removed to Jersey county, near 
Jersey ville, shortly afterwards moved into Jerseyville, where 
he has practiced medicine continuously up to the present 
time, 1901, having- practiced medicine without cessation for 
48 years. 

CALEB DU HADWAY, M. D. 

Dr. Du Hadway was educated at the Ohio University, 
Athens, Ohio, and at Oxford Colleg-e, Butler county, Ohio. 
After completing his literary education, he beg-an reading- 
medicine with Dr. Orlando Miller, of Jackson Court House, 
Ohio, and attended medical lectures at the Ohio Medical Col- 
leg-e, at Cincinnati, Ohio, for the 3^ears 185(>-59. Received 
his diploma from that college in March, 1859. 

After the expiration of one year he entered on the prac- 
tice of his profession at Hamden, Vinton county, Ohio. In 
1862 he entered the Confederate army as surg-eon of the 
9th Kentucky Reg-iment, and remained in the service until 
Aug-ust, 1864. 

September 3, 1864, he came to Jerseyville and immediate- 
ly began the practice of medicine. In 1866 the Missouri 
Medical College conferred on the doctor the deg-ree of 
"Adeundum." In 1868 he used carbolic acid as a local anes- 
thetic, and in the medical journals has the credit of being the 
first discoverer. 

Dr. Du Hadway was elected President of the Jersey Coun- 
t\^ Medical Society at its annual meeting in April, 1872. He 
has always stood at the head of his profession and has g-ain- 
ed a g-ood reputation, and the respect of all who knew him. 
At this present writing-, May, l')Ol, he is an invalid, and his 
(lays of g-oing- in and out among- his people, healing the sick. 




KDWAKD L. H. BAWKV, M. D., 

First Assistant Surg^eon of 130th and 80th Illinois Vo]. Inl 
Reg-., Civil War. 



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allaying- the pains of the distressed, comfortintJf the sorrow- 
ing', will probably soon be ended. 

A. A. SHOBK, M. D. 

Dr. A. A. Shobe is worthy to be ranked among- the lead- 
ing- physicians ol Jerseyville. He came to this city in the 
spring- of 1873 from Franklin county, Mo., his native State, 
and was born Aug-ust 24, 1846. 

At the ag-e of 14, he attended the Academy at Kirkwood, 
St. Louis county, preparatory to a military education at 
West Point. But the breaking- out of the civil war interrupt- 
ed his plans, and in 1862 joined the Confederate army and 
remained in the service until the close of the war. He then 
entered the Christian Brothers Colleg^e, St. Louis, where he 
completed his literary education. He then beg-an the study 
of medicine, g-raduating at McDowell's Colleg-e in 1868-9. He 
then beg-an the practice of medicine in Franklin county, Mo., 
and continued until coming- to Jerseyville in the spring- of 
1874, and continued in practice since. 

CHAS. R. ENOS, M. D. 

Dr. Charles R. Enos was born in Madison county, N. Y., 
March, 1815. In 1874 he g-raduated from the Homeopathic 
Medical Colleg"e of Missouri, and has since been a practicing- 
ph3^sician. 

In April, 1882, he came to Jerseyville and in company 
with his son, Dr. C.W. Enos, practiced medicine until his son 
moved to Denver, Col. On account of ag-e and infirmities, at 
the ripe old ag-e of 85 years, he has retired from the active 
practice of medicine. 

KDWAKD L. H. BARRY, M. D. 

Dr. E. L. H. Barry was born in the city of Cork, Ireland, 
and educated at St. Stephen's Hospital, a Protestant F^pisco- 
pal school. None but Protestant Episcopal children could 
be educated there, according- to the character of the endow- 
ment. 

Shortly after leavings his school he embarked to America, 



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and arrived at New York, June, 1850. He received his med- 
ical education at Rush Medical Collegfe of Chicago, g-raduat- 
ing- in February, 1860. Shortly after graduating he settled 
in Delhi, 111., where he married Miss Amanda E. Black. At 
the breaking out of the civil war, he raised Company H., of 
the 97th Illinois Volunteers Infantry. 

He passed successfully his medical examinations before 
the Government Board of examiners and was commissioned 
as first assistant surgeon of the 130th Illinois Vol. Inf. /\f- 
ter six months of hardship on the field he was compelled to 
resign. After two years' rest and recuperation, he was re- 
commissioned in September, 1863, in the 80th 111. Vol. Inf. 
He was in several of the bloodiest battles of the war. He re- 
signed his commission in 1864, and resumed the practice of 
medicine again in Delhi, 111., and in the spring of 1867, he 
moved to Jerseyville where he has had a large and lucrative 
practice ever since. As a man and a physician he has been 
highly respected 

HKNRY R. GLKDHILL, A. B., M. D. 

Dr. H. R. Gledhill was born in Jerseyville, Jan. 15, 1869. 
He received his early education in the public schools of Jer- 
seyville, and is a graduate of the Jerseyville High School, of 
the class of 1887. 

In the fall of 1887 he entered Harvard University, grada- 
ting in a full classical course in 1891. 

In the fall of 1891, he entered the College of Physicians 
and Surgeons in New York City, graduating there in 1894. 

In Obtober, 1894, he came to Jerseyville. 111., and began 
the practice of his profession, where he remains in practice 
to the present time, 1901. 

albi<;kt m. wii-I':s, d, o. 
began the practice of Osteopathy in Jerseyville, Feb. 1, 1*)0(). 
Office over Oscar HilTs News Stand. Graduated at the 
"American School of Osteopathy" at Kirksville, Mo., Janu- 
ar}^ 31, 1900. He finished his literary education at the State 
Normal School, of Kirksville, Mo. 



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Dr. Wiles is an exemplary youni^ man and is fast g"ain- 
ing- a lucrative practice. 

JOHN .S. WILLIAMS, M. D. 

Dr. J. S. Williams was born Aug-. 27, 1839, in Simpson 
county, Kentucky, where he remained until he was 14 years 
of ag"e. He then removed with his mother to Lincoln county, 
Mo., his father being- dead. While living- here he attended 
the Hig-h School at Truxton, Mo., and shortly afterwards he 
entered "Iowa State University" at Keokuk, Iowa, g-raduat- 
ing- in 1865 in the medical department of that institution. 

During- that year he had charg-e of a ward in the hospit- 
al, attending- sick and wounded soldiers. 

He then came to Jersey county, 111., locating- at Otter- 
ville, where he practiced his profession until 1870, when he 
went to St. Louis and took a course of lectures at St. Louis 
Medical Colleg'e, g-raduating- in 1871. He then returned to 
Otterville, 111., and resumed his practice. 

Dr. Williams removed to Jersej^ville, III, Aug-ust, 1891, 
where he still continues his practice. He was married in 
September, 1867, to Miss Millie Close, a native of Illinois. Of 
this union two children were born — Lucy E., who died in 
1882, at the ag-e of 13 years, and Jesse Franklin, who died in 
infancy. Mrs. Williams died in February, 1873. 

In December, 1873, Dr, Williams was married to Mag-g-ie 
Blackstock, a native of Wisconsin. By this union there were 
three children born, one dying- in infancy, and Dalton Hall, 
and John B., both now living-. He is the owner of a farm of 
412 acres, located near Otterville, in Jersey county, Illinois. 
He is a member of the State Medical Society, and of the 
American Medical Association; also, of the I. O. O, F. and 
Masonic Fraternities. 

He has been coroner two terms. His office rooms arc 
on the corner of Washing-ton and Exchang-e streets. He is a 
busy man, and has a lucrative practice. He is surg-eon at 
Jers'evville of the C. P. & St. L. R. K. 



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milp:s b. titterington, m. d. 

Dr. Tittering-ton was born in Rock Island county. 111., 
July 13, 1870. Attended Shurtleff College in 1888-'89. At- 
tended the Colleg-e of Physicians and Surgeons in St. Louis. 

Began the practice of medicine in the spring of 1894 in 
Kansas, and after remaining there about two years, return- 
ed to St. Louis to take another course in medicine and sur- 
gery, afterwards locating in Hardin, Calhoun county, 111. 

He left Hardin and went to Ohio and spent some time in 
special study in surgery, coming to Jersey ville, Oct. 1, 1898. 
After practicing here alone about one and one-half years he 
formed a partnership with Dr. Joseph W. Knos, April 1, 1900. 

JOSKPH W. ENOS, M. D. 

Dr. J. W. Enos was educated at the State Normal 
School, Bloomington, 111. Began the study of medicine at 
Pulte Medical College, at Cincinnati, in 1879. Afterwards 
spent one year in the city hospital at Cincinnati. 

Attended the Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital 
at Chicago, where he graduated in 1881. Practiced in the 
hospitals at St. Louis, Chicago and Philadelphia at different 
times. A graduate of E. H, Pratt's post graduate course. 
Also attended one course of J.T.Kent's school for post grad- 
uates. 

Studied medicine with, and practiced with Dr. C. W. 
Enos. Finally located at Edwardsville, 111., where he prac- 
ticed medicine and surgery for six years. Afterwards locat- 
ed in Alton, and was connected wito the Enos Sanitarium 
for five years. After a rest of two years, re-located at Jer- 
seyville, where he is now one of the proprietors of the Enos- 
Titterington Hospital and Sanitarium, in Jerseyville, 111. 

MISS S. CORDELIA ICNOS, M. I). 

Attended Elmira College from 1865 to 1870. Began the 
study of medicine at the Hahnemann Medical College, at 
Chicago, where she graduated in 1891. 

Began immediately after graduation, the practice of her 



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profession in Alton, at the Knos Sanitarium, remaining- 
there about four years, when she came to Jerseyville, where 
she practiced medicine for about two years. 

Leaving- Jerseyville, she beg-an ag-ain the practice of her 
profession in Youngstown, Ohio, about 1897, where she re- 
mained a short time, being- called home by her mother's ill- 
ness. After her mother's death she remained at home, 
when she g-ave up the practice of her profession for the cares 
of the household. 

LYMAN T. WAGGONKR, M. n. 

Dr. Lyman T. Wag-g-oner was born February 22, 1850, 
in Jersey county, Illinois, where he resided till eig-ht years of 
ag-e, when he moved with his parents to Montg-omery county, 
Illinois, He attended the public schools in those counties, in- 
cluding- the Jerseyville Hig-h School. Also he attended the 
Indiana Normal School, from which he g-raduated in 1879. 

Later on he took up the study of medicine, and on 
March 5, 1889, g-radUated with distinction from the Missouri 
Medical CoUeg-e at St. Louis, which at that time was the 
hig-her medical department of the University of Missouri, 
after which he completed a course in the St. Louis Post 
Graduate School of medicine, receiving- a diploma of attend- 
ance from that institution. 

For more than eleven years he has practiced medicine, 
and in May, 1901, located in Jerseyville where he now has 
offices over the National Bank, on the northwest corner of 
Main and Pearl Streets. 

DENTAL SURGERY. 



WM. E. HOLLAND, D. D. S., 

entered Pennsylvania Dental Colleg-e, October, 1884. Came 
to Jerseyville, May, 1887. Entered into co-partnership with 
Dr. G. S. Miles, in the old Fisher building-. Moved into the 
Snedeker building- October, 1887, and in November, 1888, dis- 
solved partnership. 



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In this office he carried on his profession until January 
1, 1900, he removed into the Odd Fellows' building-, where he 
now remains. 

HENRY WAKNP:K RICH, D. D. S. 

Attended the Chicag^o Colleg-e of Dental Surg-er}-^ from 
1894 to 1897. Opened office in Jerseyville, 111., on Main street, 
Aug^ust, 1897, where he has pursued his profession success- 
fully to the present time. 






HON. A. I.. K\A1' 



III) v. K'. M KNAI'I* 




olivi:k p. mykick. 



M. J. D.^-W. 




N 








11 \V. I'OGUE. 



O. D. LEACH. 




ED J. VAUGHN', 



OUA*. *. WHITE. 



The Jersey Yi lie Bar. 



HON. ANTHONY L. KNAPP. 

Anthonv L. Knapp was born in Middletown, Delaware 
count3^ New York, June 14, 1828. 

In 1849, at the ag"e of 21, he was admitted to the bar, and 
first located in Jerseyville. At the ag^e of 30 years he be- 
came a candidate for State Senator, accompanying- Stephen 
A. Doug-las and Abraham Lincoln in their memorable cam- 
paign. 

He was elected to the 37th Cong-ress in 1861, to fill the 
vacancy caused by the resig^nation of Gen. John A. McCler- 
nand. He nobly disting^uished himself in both the 36th and 
37th Cong-resses. Some of his speeches were used for cam- 
paig-n documents. On returning- from Cong-ress, Mr. Knapp 
took up ag-ain the practice of law in Chlcag-o in 1865, 

In 1867 he moved to Spring-field, 111., where he formed a 
law partnership with James C. Robinson, which continued 
until his death, which occurred Monday, Ma}' 23, 1881. 

HON. KOBKKT M. KNAPP. 

Robert M. Knapp was born in the city of New York, 
April 21, 1831. He was the son of Dr. Aug-ustus R. Knapp, 
an eminent physician of Jerseyville. He came to Jerseyville 
with his father and mother at the ag-e of 9 years, in 1840. Re- 
ceived his early education in the schools of Jerseyville, and 
at the ag-e of 18 years he entered the Kentucky State Milita- 
rv Institute, at Frankfort. While here at school he took the 
California g-old fever, and we next see him traveling- the over- 
land route to California. Here he remained two years, suc- 
cessfully operating- the g-oid mines. Returning- from Calif(~)r- 
nia he resumed his studies in the military institute. 

He was admitted to the bar in 18S5, and begfan the prac- 



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tice of law in Jersey ville. On Dec. 26, 1855, he was married 
to Fannie A. Green, the daug-hter of Captain Stephen S. 
Green, who ran a line of boats from New York to Sing^-Sing- 
for several years. 

In 1867, Mr. Knapp was elected to the General Assem- 
bly, but declined to be a candidate for a second term. 

In 1871 he was elected Mayor of Jerseyville, and re- 
elected in 1872 and in 1876. 

He was elected to the- 43rd Congress in 1872, and was re- 
nominated in 1874, and in 1876 was again renominated and 
elected. 

In the 43rd Cong-ress he served on the committee on the 
revision of the laws. He addressed the House on the "Civil 
Rig"hts Bill," and on- the subject of Finance and Taxation. 
This latter speech was an earnest protest ag^ainst leg^islation 
which favored the usurpation and monopolies of banks and 
bond-holders, to the detriment of the l>est interests of the 
people. 

He was a prominent man in the politics of this county 
and had an extensive influence. A few moments before <> 
o'clock on the morning" of .Uine 24, 1889, he passed into eter- 
nity. He was a Knight Templar, and was buried ^vith Ma- 
sonic honors. 

HON. OKVILLE A. SN'ICDICK KK. 

Hon. Orville A. Snedeker was born in Jerseyville, 111., 
June 11, 1848. He was the second son of Isaac and Caroline 
Snedeker, who came to Jerse3^ville in the spring" t)f 1844 from 
New Jersey. His early education was obtained in the pub- 
lic schools of Jerseyville. Was a g^raduate of Shurtleff Col- 
leg"e, a g^raduate also of Bryant & Stratton's Business Col- 
leg-e. 

Immediately he began the study of law in the law office 
of .ludge R. A. King-. He passed his examination and was 
admitted to the bar in 1871. and practiced successfully for 
many years in the lowa^- and higher courts. 



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In 1892 he was elected to the State Leg^islature, a mem- 
ber of 47th District, 39th General Assembly, and re-elected 
in 1894. 

He was Chairman of the Committee on Executive De- 
partment, also a member of the Committee on Judiciary, Ju- 
dicial Department and Practice, State Institutions, Sanita- 
ry Affairs, Public Building's and Grounds. 

He exerted his best efforts in carryinii: the Lovejov 
monument appropriation for the monument at Alton, 111. 

Championed the cause of the State Horticultural Society, 
by which an appropriation of $4,000 per annum was made, 
and it became a law. 

He was the author and introducer of the school house 
Flag" Bill, No. 42, in the House, requiring- school directors to 
furnish the schools with United States flag's, but g-iving- the 
pupils attending- the rig-ht to determine when Old (rlory shall 
be unfurled. 

Mr. Snedeker was a lawyer by profession, but carried on 
farming' on a larg'e scale and is reputed as having- the larg'est 
orchard in the district, making' 9,000 apple trees. 

The of&cial vote of Nov. 6, 1894, shows in what esteem 
he was held by the people when he ran for Representative on 
the Republican ticket, in a district that was claimed by the 
opposite party by 1.31<) majority. He ran ')93 votes ahead of 
his ticket. 

Aug'ust 12, 1873, he was married to Miss Emma Delzell, 
of Philadelphia. The fruits of this union were three child- 
ren — Etta Caroline, Isaac D., and Frank S. Etta C. died in 
1883, in about her fifth year. Mr Snedeker, with his wife 
and two sons, was member in g'ood and reg'ular standing- in 
the First Baptist Church of Jerseyville. 

He died of a slow and ling-ering- disease, spinal paralysis, 
but his immediate death was very sudden, being" caused by 
pneumonia. In his death the church has lost a loyal and lib- 
eral member, the community an honest and useful citizen, 
his wife and children a devoted husband and father. He 



(lied September 4, 18M7. "He rests from his labors, but his 
works do follow him." 

HON. GICORGI-: \V. HKKDMAN. 

Hon. Georg-e W. Herdman came to Jerseyville with his 
parents in 1854. Attended the common schools of his county 
untii he entered Jerseyville Academy, taujjfht by Rev. C. 
H. Foote, D. D., in the winters of 1857-8. 

In the spring- of 1859 he taug-ht his first school near the 
old poor farm, in what was then called "Hickory Log" school 
house. Taught continuously until 1865. In the fall of that 
year he entered the "University of Louisville," Louisville, 
Ky., from which University he graduated in the spring of 

18()7, 

Immediately after returning- home he opened a law of- 
fice and beg-an the practice of his profession. In a few months 
he formed a partnership with Hon. Robert A. King- and K. 
A. Pinero, under the lirm name of "King, Pinero & Herd- 
man." In January, Mr. Herdman bought out Mr. King's in- 
terest in the office, King- retiring-, when his practice continu- 
ed under the new firm name of Pinero & Herdman. This 
partnership continued until the fall of 18()M, whe Mr. Pinero 
retired from the practice. 

From this date Mr. Herdman continued the practice of 
law alone until in the fall of 1870, when he formed a co-part- 
nership with Hon. Robert N. Knapp under the lirm name of 
Knapp & Herdman. Thi^ firm carried on the practice until 
the fall of 1872, when the firm was dissolved. Ag-ain he con- 
tinued the practice of law alone, until he was elected Circuit 
Judge in '82. Was City Attorney in 1868-9; was elected 
member of the Illinois Leg-islature in the fall of 1870. In '76 
Mr. Herdman was elected State Senator for four years. 

Served as Judge of Circuit Court from the spring- of 
1882 +o July 1897, a period of fifteen years. He was member 
of the Board of Education of the city of Jerseyville for eight 
years, and for five years President of said Board. Since 
then he has practiced law alone in Jerseyville up to the pres- 
ent date, 190L 




.fudge G. W. Herdmaii. 



Judse A. M. Slaten. 




O. |{. llaiiiihoM. 



T. S. Cliiipiiia II. 



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(). K. HAMILTON. 



I 



O^car B. Himiltan wis born Jan. 31, 1839, at Otter- 
ville, Greene count^^ Illinois. Secured his education in the 
public schools at Grafton, at Hamilton Primary School at Ot- 
terville, and at the St. Louis Law School. He was admitted 
to the bar in St. Louis in 1870, in Supreme Court of Illinois 
in January, 1871, in United States District Court, 1875, in 
the United States Circuit Court, 1877, in the District Court 
of Kansas, 1886, and in the United States Circuit Court, 
District of Kansas, in 1888. 

He formed a partnership with Orville A. Snedeker and 
opened an office in Jerseyville, 111., in March, 1874. In 1883 
this firm was dissolved, and he formed a partnership with 
Judg-e Allen M. Slaten under the firm name of "Hamilton & 
Slaten," which continued until the fall of 1886, when Mr. 
Hamilton removed to Meade county, Kansas, and engfagfed in 
the business of banking- and the practice of his profession. 

In January, 1887, Mr. Hamilton presided as Judg-e Pro 
Tem. during- a term of the District Court of Meade county, 
Kansas, and upon several other occasions was called upon to 
fill the same office. 

In August, 1890, he returned to Jersey ville and entered 
into partnership with Otis D. Leach, under the firm name 
of "Hamilton & Leach," which was dissolved in 1892, and a 
partnership with Leighton K. Brown, under the firm name 
of "Hamilton & Brown," was formed, which was dissolved in 
1893, and in 1894 he entered into partnership with his son, 
Paul M. Hamilton, which still continues. 

Mr. Hamilton was married October 25, 1860, to Eliza M. 
Brown, b}- Rev. B. B. Hamilton, and there have been eleven 
children born to them. 

Mr. Hamilton is President of the Jersey County Bar As- 
sociation, one of the Trustees of the Georg-e Washing-ton 
Educational Fund, a Director, and for several vears has been 
an active promoter of Piasa Chautauqua Assemblv. and has 



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for many years been an officer in the M. E. Church, havini^f 
been for nine years Superintendent of its Sunday School, be- 
sides many other positions of honor and trust he has hereto- 
fore filled. 

HON. THKODOKK S. CHAP.AIAX. 

Hon. Theodore S. Chapman was educated at Madison 
University, at Hamilton, N. Y. Studied law for several 
\7ears while teaching- school at Otterville, 111. Passed his ex- 
amination before the Supreme Court at Sjiring-field, 111., Dec, 
1874. Immediately beg-an the practice of law at Jerseyville 
after being- admitted to the bar, opening- an office in the 
Hamilton building-, southeast corner of the court house 
square, remaining- in the same office for 25 years. During- 
these 25 years he practiced alone, except the two years in 
which Mr. E. J. Vaug-hn was partner with him. Moved his 
office to the first floor, and there remains to the present time. 
IWl. 

Elected to the House of Representatives in 18S4; also 
elected to the Senate in 1888. Appointed by Governor Tan- 
ner first P^ood Commissioner, July 1, 18*)9. Resig-ned, Octo- 
ber 17, 1899. President of the Georg-e Washing-ton Educa- 
tional Fund for twelve years, and still so remains. 

Purchased the Abstract Records of Jersey county in 
1893, and employed M. E. Bag-ley. who has kept records to 
the present time. 

HAKKV WAKKICN POGUK. 

Harry Warren Pog-ue, a grfaduate of the Jersey- 
ville Hig-h School of the cjass of '82. Beg-an reading- law in 
the office of Warren & Pog-ue in the fall of 1882. Passed his 
examination before the Appellate Court at Mt. Vernon, and 
admitted to the bar at the May term of the Supreme Court. 
May, 1886. 

Elected State's Attorney at a special election in the fall 
of 1887, caused by the resig-nation of A. A. Goodrich, who 
was elected County Judg-e to fill the vacancy caused by the 
death of Wm. H. Pog-ue, who was County Judg-e at the time 



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of his death, which occurred September 21, 1887. Mr. 
Pog-ue was elected for two succeeding- full terms, going out 
of that office December, 189(). 

At present he occupies the same office building- former- 
ly occupied by his g-rand-father, Judg-e Geo. E. Warren, and 
his father, Wm. H. Pog"ue, attorneys, in the Vandevoort 
building-, on West Pearl street. 

His practice extends into the adjoining counties. Thoug-h 
not rich, yet has made a competency, with a beautiful home, 
are sufficient evidences of his success. 

HON. T, F. FERNS. 

Hon. Thomas Francis Ferns was born in Jerseyville, 
Jersey county, Illinois, July 27, 1862, which place has always 
been his home. Graduated from the Jerseyville High 
School, May 16, 1882, and from the St. Louis Law School in 
May, 1885. Admitted to practiceof law in Illinois in the spring 
of 1885. Was elected and held office of city attorney for 
three consecutive terms, from 1885 to 1891. 

Was elected three successive terms to the Illinois Gen- 
eral Assembly, serving- in the House of Representatives from 
1891 to 1895, inclusive. 

Mr. Ferns was married June 26, 1895, to Miss Elizabeth 
C. White, of Spring-field, 111. They have three children — 
Edith, Thomas F., jr., and Stephen White. They live on the 
farm east of Jerseyville, known as "Ferndale Place," con- 
sisting- of 240 acres. The farm is stocked with pedig-reed 
Polled Durham cattle and Poland China hog-s. Mr. Ferns 
continues in active practice of the law as well as manag-ing- 
his farm. 

In the spring- of 1900 he became the own^- of the Villin- 
ger Opera House, and thoroug-hly remodeled the entire 
building-, stag-e and scenery, until Jerseyville can now boast 
of a first class opera house. 

OTIS D. LRACH. 

Otis D. Leach was born in Illinois, October 4. 1860. A 



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graduate of the Jerseyville Hijw-h School, of the class of 1880. 

Immediately after gTaduatin<jf he became Principal ot 
the Grafton public schools for three years. Was elected to 
the office of County Superintendent of public schools in the 
fall of 1886, and served one term. 

Passed his examination before the Appellate Court at 
Mt. Vernon, in 1890, and was immediately admitted to the 
bar, and formed a law partnership with O. B. Hamilton, in 
1890. After three years, in 1S93, this partnership was dis- 
solved and Mr. Leach continued the practice of his profes- 
sion alone in the Shephard building-, South State street. 

In June, 1900, he was appointed "Attorney in Charge of 
Claims" for the C &. A. Railroad Company, which position 
he holds at the present time, 1901. His present office and 
vaults are at the southwest corner of the court house square.. 

EDWARD J. VAUGHN. 

Edward J. Vaug"hn, a g-raduate of the Jerseyville High 
School, of the class of 1888. Began the study of law in the 
office of T. S. Chapman, immediately after finishing his lit- 
erary education in June, 1888. 

Passed his examination before the Appellate Court at 
Spring-field, Illinois, November, 1890. 

Admitted to the bar Januar}^ 1891. Beg-an the practice 
of law in the office of T. S. Chapman, January, 1891. Form- 
ed a law partnership with T. S. Chapman in 1894, and dis- 
solved in 1896. Removed his office to the Bull building- in 
October, 1896, and has since followed his profession. 

He is a member of the Board of Education, and is now 
serving- his third term. Was city attorney in 1895 6. 

« CHARLES S. WHITIC. 

Charles S. White, a g-raduate of the Jerseyville Hig-h 
School, of the class of 1886. Began the study of law in the 
office ot Chapman & Vaug-hn in the spring- of 1893. 

Passed his examination before the Appellate Court in 
February, 1895. 



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Admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court of Illinois, 
Ma}^ 10, 1895. Beg^an the practice of law in the office now oc- 
cupied by him in the Chapman building- February 1, 18%. 
Admitted to practice before the District Court of the United 
States, February 5, 1900. 

He is also Secretary and Attorney for the Jersey County 
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Also a member of the 
Board of Education of Jerseyville Public Schools. 

H. p. NOBLE. 

H. P. Noble, a g-raduate of the Jerseyville Hig-h School, 
of the class of 1894 

Passed his leg^al examination before the Appellate Court 
at Mt. Vernon, 111., August, 1896, and was admitted to prac- 
tice b_v the Supreme Court of 111., Nov. 19, 1896, and immedi- 
ately began the practice of law in his present office in the 
Chapman building on Pearl St., where his office remains at 
the present time. 

Elected cit}' attorney of Jerseyville, April 16, 1901. 

JOHN J. HUGHKS. 

John J. Hughes completed his literary education in the 
Jerseyville High School. Began the study of law in 1893, at 
the Northwestern University Law School, at Chicag-o. 

Passed his leg-al examination before the Appellate Court 
at Chicago, March 26, 1895, and admitted to the bar at same 
date. Immediately he began the practice of law in Chicago 
in 1895. 

Came to Jerseyville in 1896, and opened a law office at 
No. 7, South State street, where he has continued the prac- 
tice of his profession to the present time. 
gkokgp: m. si-:ago. 

George M. Seago, a graduate of the Jerse3n'ille High 
School, class of 1891. Admitted to the bar in 1894, opening- 
an office in Jerseyville immediately after being admitted. 

In 1899 he was elected to the office of city attorney with- 
out opposition. In the fall of 1900 he was elected State's 



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Attorney. He is at present Secretary of the Jerseyville 
Building- and Loan Association, with ofl&ces in the Carlin 
building-. 

PAUL M. HAMILTON. 

Paul M. Hamilton was born December 18, 1S72, at Ot- 
terville, Jersey county, Illinois. Son of Oscar B. and Eliza 
M. Hamilton. 

Received his education at the Jerseyville High School. 
Passed his examination at Spring-field, Illinois, in May, 1895, 
and was admitted to the bar in June, 1895, and immediately 
formed a law partnership with his father, O B. Hamilton, 
and entered upon the practice of law, under the firm name of 
Hamilton & Hamilton. Office over the National Bank, cor- 
ner of State and Pearl streets. 

In 1901 he was appointed attorney in the Claims Depart- 
ment of the Chicago & Alton R. R. Served as Secretary of 
the Piasa Chautauqua Assembly for the years 1900 and 1901. 

A. A. (iOODKICH. 

Adams Augustus Goodrich was born at Jerseyville, Jan. 
8, 1849. The son of Henry O. and Jane A. (Knapp) Good- 
rich. 

After attending- the public schools he took a course in 
the West Point Military Academy. He was admitted to the 
bar in Jan., 1873, and beg-an the practice of law in Jer- 
seyville; held the office of city attorney three terms. 

In 1878 he was elected State's attorney, and re-elected 
in 1880 and 1884. In 1887 he was elected County Judge to 
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Wm. H. Pog-ue. 

Judg-e Goodrich is now a prominent attorne}^ in the citv 
of Chicag-o, being- associated with Judge Vincent of that city. 

JOSEPH S. CAKK. 

Joseph S. Carr was born at St, Charles, Mo., in 1832. 
His father, John Carr, was murdered in the City Hotel, St. 
Louis, in 1840. The subject of this sketch g-raduated from 
the St. Charles College, and in 1869 came to Illinois, locating- 



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at Kane, (Treene county. In 1.SS3 ho came to Jerseyville where 
he practiced his profession until his death in 18%. 
HON. r. J. sior,BV. 
Hon. T.J. Selby was admitted to the bar in 1869. In connec- 
tion with his profession, held the offices of sheriff and county 
clerk. In 7() he formed a partnership with E. A. Pinero which 
continued until he moved to Nebraska in 1879. After prac- 
ticing" for some years in the West, he returned and located 
at Hardin, Calhoun County, where he held the office of State's 
Attorney for three terms, and in 1900 was elected to Con- 
o-ress on the democratic ticket from the 16th district. While 
a resident of Jersevville, Mr. Selby served three terms as 
mayor. 

JUDGK ALLKN M. SLATKN. 

Judg-e Allen M. Slaten was born July 28, 1842, in Jersey 
Co., 111. Received his early education in the public schools 
of his county. 

Entered McKendree College in the fall of 1858, and studi- 
ed there two years. 

Graduated at Jones' Commercial Colleg^e in 1862. 

Followed boating on the Mississippi river from spring- of 
1862 to 1866. 

He married Miss Addie VanDewater Jan. 24, 1866. By 
by this union were born eig-ht children, four of whom still 
survive: Alyertie, wife of Thos. A, Case, former Co. Supt. of 
Public Schools; Addie Louise, wife of George H. Senior; 
Charles W; and Emma M. Slaten, young"est, at home. 

After this period he was eng-agfed in farming- for two 
years. 

He next eng-aged in the mercantile business in Otterville 
for about two years. 

Beg^an the study of law in the office of J. W. and B. F. 
Slaten in 1873, and afterwards with Judg-e W. G. Kase in St. 
Louis, Mo. He passed his examination and was admitted to 
the bar in January, 1876, and at once began the practice of 
his profession in Jersevville. Was elected Count}" Judge of 



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Jersey Chunty, 111., at the g-eneral election of 1890, no oppo- 
sition. Was re-elected in 1894, and served one term. Was 
ag"ain re-elected for third term in 1898, and is the present 
incumbent. 



"First d^oiirt 3{ouse. 



The first court house built in Jersey ville was in 1840, by 
subscriptions from the people. It was ori<j;inall\' 40 feet 
square. Aaron Rue and Payten C. Walker did the carpenter 
work, and Peter Perrine did the brick work. It was built 
on the block given by Lott & Daly to the town for a public 
square, and the trustees of the town deeded it to the county 
for a public building-. 

In 1862 an addition on the north side was built, l()x3(t 
feet in size, for jail purposes. On the morning of January 
6, 1884, a very cold winter morning-, it burned up and some 
four inmates perished. Any person wishing- to read at leng-th 
about this sad and sorrowful event, let him turn to the 
"History of Greene and Jersey Counties, " pag-e 100. where 
he will find details I prefer not to repeat in my histor3% 




IKew (LoMvi 3{ouse. 




At a meeting- of the Board 
of Supervisors of Jersey 
County, March 2, 1892. they 
issued an order to the elec- 
tors of said county to issue 
Forty Thousand Dollars in 
County bonds for the pur- 
pose of building- a new court 
house. The vote resulted 
as follows: 

For county bonds - 1366, 
Ag-ainst " " - 977 
votes. 

Whereupon Supervisor 
L. T. Eng-lish presented the 
following resolution, which was unanimously adopted, and 
on motion of Supervisor C. P. Stafford, each of the twelve 
members of the Board voting- in the affirmative on roll call: 
"Whkkkas, It appears from the returns submitted to 
the Board by the county clerk, that the proposition to issue 
forty thousand dollars in county bonds for the purpose of 
building- a court house for Jersey county, submitted at the 
g-eneral election in November, 1892, was carried by a major- 
ity of the leg-al v-otes cast upon the proposition, therefore be 
it 

Resolved, That this Board shall proceed without de- 
lay to erect a court house upon the public square in Jersey- 
ville for the use of said county, to cost not to exceed forty 
thousand dollars. 

Resolved, That the funds necessary to defray the 
cost and expense of building- be raised by the issue and sale 



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of countv bonds to the extent of fort\' thousand dollars, 
drawing- interest not exceeding' five per cent." 

The building- committee was composed of the following- 
g-entlemen: P. D. Cheney, James Stirratt, Wm. Goshorn, C. 
P. Stafford and Joseph Knight. April 11, 1893, the contract 
for building- the court house was let to F. W. Menke, of 
Quincy, 111., who g-ave bond for $30,000 for the faithful per- 
formance of his part of said contract. 

The corner stone of the new court house was laid July 
4, 1893. All the citizens of Jersey count}^ were invited to be 
present and participate in the exercises of the day. The 
County Board and county officers of (xreene county were in- 
vited to be present. 

The building- committee accepted the new court house 
from the hands of Mr. Menke, May 5, 1894, and they made 
report to the Board of Supervisors, June 5, 1894. The 
amount paid the contractor, F. W. Menke, was 840,411.85. 

The building- is solidly constructed of Grafton stone, and 
is a very beautiful and imposing- structure. Its heig-ht from 
the g-round to the top of the statue is 124^2 feet; length, 90 
feet; width, 71 feet. 

In the basement are six rooms; on the lower floor are six 
rooms; on the second floor are eight rooms. It contains four 
fire-proof vaults, each 6x26 feet, making- in all about 9,360 
cubic feet of vault room. It is a beautiful and substantial 
structure, and does credit to the architect who planned it, 
the building- committee who superintended it, Mr. Menke 
who built it, and the people of Jersey county who own it. 





COSMOS KELLKR, SHKKIFF. J- C. MCGKATH, CO. CLERK. 




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Jersey (bounty ©fficials. 



COUNTY CLERKS. 

Richard Graham, from 1839 to 1843. 

Ocorg-e W. Lowder, from 1843 to 1857. 

Andrew Jackson, from 1857 to 1869. 

Thomas J. Selby, from 1869 to 1877. 

.Tames Eads, from 1877 to 1885. 

D. J. Murphy, from 1885 to 1898. 

J. C. McGrath, from 1898. vpresent incumbent.) 

SHERIFFS OF JERSEY COUNTY. 

The first sheriff of Jersey county was John N. Eng-lish, 
Sr., elected at the presidential election of 1840. John N. 
Eng-lish, Sr., and Samnel T. Kendall were the nominees; 
Eng-lish's majority was one (1) vote. 

Perley Silloway succeeded Mr. Eng-lish in 1842. His 
majority over Murray Cheney and Adam Wag-g-oner was 55. 

Perley Silloway was ag-ain elected in the Aug-ust election 
of 1844. His majority over Isaac Harbert and Delevan D, 
Wilcox was 125. 

In 1846, Jonathan Plowman was elected; his majority 
over Silloway, Snedeker and John Darneille was 58. 

In 1848, Jonathan Plowman was ag-ain elected; his ma- 
jority over Rig-ht Casey and Josiah French was 98. 

In ls50, Capt. Murray Cheney was the incumbent, and 
it seems impossible to ascertain information further. 

In 1852, J, M. Hurd was elected by a majority of 4 over 
Plowman. 

In 1854, Jonathan Plowman was elected by a majority of 
25 over John F. Smith. 

In 1856, Benjamin Wedding- was elected by a plurality of 
204 votes over Bowman and Hurd. 



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In 185<S, Charles H. Bowman was elected by a majority 
of 18 votes over John L, Johnson. 

In 1860, Wm. H. Cumming-s was elected by a majority of 
154 over Weddinji:. 

In 1862, Charles H. Bowman was elected by a plurality 
of 647 votes over Adam Clendenin. 

In 1864, T. J. Selby was elected by a majority of ()44 
votes over Billing's and Craig". Selby received 1437 votes. 
Billing-s 121, Craig- 793. 

In 1866, Charles H. Bowman received a plurality of 368 
over Massey and Keeley. 

In 1868, James H. Belt received 481 votes over Doug-h- 
erty and McKinney. 

In 1870, Stephen H. Bowman was elected over John C. 
Darby by a plurality of 165 v^otes. 

In 1872, Charles H. Bowman was elected, but died Janu- 
ary 6, 1873, following-. 

On February 15, 1873, Stephen H. Bowman was, at a 
special election, elected to fill out the unexpired term of 
Charles H. Bowman. 

In 1874, A, H. Barrett was elected over Allen and Cal- 
houn by a majority of 151. 

In 1876, James M. Young was elected by a plurality vote 
of 625 over A. H. Barrett. 

In 1878, James M. Young- succeeded himself by a major- 
ity of 1140 votes over Ford, McBride and Vinson. 

In 1880, Henry C. Massey defeated Chas. C. Buzby by 
505 votes 

In 1882, Charles S. Frost received 528 votes over Thos. 
F. Hansell. (First man on four year term.) 

In 1886, Jesse Kerzy Cadwallader was elected by a plu- 
rality of 64 votes over Fitzgibbons. 

In 1890, Cosmos Keller was elected by a majority of 7(t5 
votes over Jestus A. Post. 

In 1894, A. R. Chappell was elected by a plurality of 100 
over B. F. Calhoun. 



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In 1898, Cosmos Keller was elected, defeating- D. P. 
Noble by 2()h votes. 

CIWCUIT CLKRKS. 

The first circuit clerk of Jersey county was Robert L. 
Hill, father of Oscar Hill. He served from 1839 to 1849. 
Thos. L. McGill, from 1849 to 1860. 
Marcus E. Bag-ley, from 1860 to 1880—20 years. 
Jesse I. McGready, from 1880 to 1888. 
Ivudovic Laurent, from 1888 to the present time. 

JUDGKS OF PKOBATK COURT. 

Joseph G. Scott, from 1839 to 1847; J. M. Hurd from '47 
to '49; Geo. E. Warren, senior, from '49 to '57; O. P. Powell 
from '57 to '61; J. M. Hurd, from '61 to '72; Robert A. 
King-, from '72 to '82; Wm. H. Pog-ue, from '82 to '87; A. A. 
Goodrich, from '87 to '90; A. M. Slaten, from '90 to present 
time, 1901. 

TKKASUKIOKS AND ASSESSORS. 

C. Easell was elected in '43 and served four years; Solo- 
man Calhoun was elected Sept. 9, '47, and served one term; 
Solomon Calhoun was re-elected Nov. 8, '53, by a majority of 
935 over H. N. Belt, and served one term; Solomon Calhoun 
was again re-elected, Nov., '55, and served one term; John 
F. Smith was elected Nov. 8, '59, by a majority of 364 over 
E. M. Smith; John F. Smith was ag-ain elected by a majoriu' 
of 382 over J. T. Ross; John F. Smith ag-ain re-elected by a 
majority of 510 over Harley Hayes; James Young- was elect- 
ed to this office November, '70, by a majority of 436 over 
James Burke. 

COUNTY TRKASURERS. 

James M. Young-, at a June election, '73, was elected by 
a majority of 528 over H. N. Belt; John P. Stout was elected 
by a plurality of 48 votes over Thos. O'Dor.nell, Patrick Con- 
way and M. C. Stanley: Thomas O'Donnell was elected in 
'77 by a plurality of 76 votes over Nelson and Stout; in '79, 
Thomas O'Donnell was elected to the office, receiving- 306 



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majority over J.C. Darby and W.H.H. West; John A. Shep- 
hard was elected January, '80. a special election made neces- 
sary by the death of Thomas O'Donnell. He served six 
years, until '86; Robert Newton was elected in '86, and serv- 
ed four years; John A. Shephard was ag-ain elected and he 
served four years; Cosmos Keller was elected in '94, and he 
served four years; Richard Kiely elected in '98, and is the 
present incumbent. 

SCHOOL COMMISSIONKRS. 

James Harrott was the first school commissioner, being" 
elected in '43; B. B. Hamilton was the second elected in '47, 
and served one year, to '48; Hiram Bridges elected at reg-u- 
lar election in '48, by 89 majority over Robert M. Knapp; 
Hiram Bridges was ag-ain elected in '49, by a majority of 469 
over Elihu J. Palmer; Hiram Bridges is again re-elected in 
'51, by a plurality of 221 votes over Elihu J. Palmer; Hiram 
Bridges again re-elected in 'S3, receiving- 954 votes; no oppo- 
sition; H. H. Howard was elected in '57, by a majority of 480 
over J. O. Hamilton, and served until '59, when William J. 
Herdman was elected, first County Superintendent. 

COUNTY SUPICKINTKNDEXTS OF SCHOOLS. 

Wm. J. Herdman was the first county superintendent 
of schools, being elected in the fall of 1859, and held the of- 
fice uninterruptedly until '68, nine years. Previous to Mr. 
Herdman, they were called "county commissioners;" the 
next in office was C. H. Knapp, elected at the regular elec- 
tion in '68, and served for six years; W. H. Lynn was the 
next incumbent to this office, being elected in the fall of '73, 
and was re-elected in '75, serving four years; Lott Penning- 
ton was elected in '77, and held the office until succeeded in 
'86; Otis D. Leach was elected to this office in the fall of '86, 
and served one term; Richard Kiely served from '90 to '94; 
Thomas A. Case was elected in '94 and served one term; 
James W. Roberts, who is the present incumbent in office, 
was elected in the fall of '98, 



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Mr. Roberts was born in Pike county, Illinois, October 
13, 1854; a g-raduate of the Pittslield Hig-h School, of the class 
of '73. Beg-an teachings immediately after g-raduation in the 
fall of '73, and has almost exclusively followed his profession 
of teaching- to the present time. Elected to the office of 
County Superintendent of public schools in the gfeneral elec- 
tion of '98. 

state's attorneys. 
In 1870, W, H. Pogue was appointed for two years, to 
the g-eneral election of '72; in '72 W. H. Pog"ue was elected at 
g-eneral fall election for a full term of four yers; in '76 Wm. 
M. Jackson was elected for a term of four years, but resig^ned 
in the fall of '78; in '78 A. A. Goodrich was elected to fill va- 
cancy of Wm. M. Jackson, caused by his resig^nation; in '80 A. 
A. Goodrich was elected for a full term; in '84 A. A. Goodrich 
was ag-ain re-elected for full term; in '87 A. A. Goodrich, re- 
sig^ning-, Wm. Pogfue c<>mpleted unexpired term; in '88 H. W. 
Pogfue elected for full term of four years; in '92 H. W. Pog^ue 
served to '96; in '96 M. J. Dolan served to 1900; in 1900 Geo. 
M. Seag"o, present incumbent. 

county sukveyors. 
James A. Potts was the first duly elected county survey- 
or of Jersey county, elected in '43, and served to '47; Job 
Collins was elected in '47, and served to '49; James A. Potts 
wasag-ain elected by a majority of 696 oyerGeorg-e Burke, in 
'49; James A. Potts ag^ain re-elected in '51, by a majority of 
445 over Hummerlaw, and served until '53; Levi P. McNeil 
was elected in '53, by a majority of 43 over James A. Potts; 
Henry M. Chase was elected in '57, by a majority of 217 over 
Josiah H. White; in 59, Josiah H. White was elected over 
G. I. Foster, by a majority of four votes; Georg-e I. Foster 
was elected in '61, by a majority of 673 over H. M. Chase; in 
'67, Georg-e I. Foster was ag-ain elected, by a majority of 271 
over Henry D. Edwards; in '69, Georg-e I. Foster was ag-ain 
re-elected by a majority of 312 over Linus Humiston; Wm. 
L. West was elected to the office in '70, by a majority of 250 



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over Henry D. Edwards; Georg-e I. Foster was elected in 
74, by a majority of 20 over Henry D. Edwards; D. J. Mur- 
phy was elected in the fall of '79, by a majority of 249 over 
Edwards and Foster; in Nov., 1884, D. J. Murphy was 
re-elected by a majority of 729, over Edwards and 
King-sley; in 1886, Cornelius Roach was elected to 
till out the unexpired term of D. J. Murphy, resig-ning- to ac- 
cept the office of county clerk, to which he was elected in the 
fall of '86; Albert W. Newton was elected in '88, and served 
ten years, to '98, when he resig-ned; Walter Hansell was ap- 
pointed to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Newton; in 
1900, Walter Hansell was elected to the office, and is the 
present incumbent. 

COUNTY CORONERS. 

The first coroner of .Jersey county was Nelson R. Lur- 
ton, elected at a special election in 1839. 

Second coroner was A. Q. Miner, elected at a g-eneral 
election in 1840. 

.Tohn Brinton From '42 to '46. 

George Hoffman from '46 to '48. 

William Lay from '48 to '52. 

William Williams from '52 to '54. 

Benjamin Wedding- from '54 to '56. 

C. P. Stafford from '56 to 58. 

Lewis Johnson from '58 to '60. 

Lewis Johnson from '60 to '62. 

James L. Beirne from '62 to '64. 

F. W. Besterfeldt from '64 to '66. 

Lewis Johnson from '66 to '68. 

Sidney Noble from '68 to '70. 

E. L. Harriott from '70 to '74. 

Herman Roesch from '74 '76. 

Dr. John S. Williams from '76 to '80. 

Dr. Caleb Du Hadway from '80 to '84. 

Dr. E. L. H. Barrv from '84 to '88. 




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Dr. Wesley Park from '88 to '92. 

Dr. James A. Flautt from '92 to '90. 

Dr. J. S. Williams from 1900, to the present. 




3/[urLicipal SoYernment. 



Jersey ville became an incorporated town .luly 21, 1837. 
The officers were: John W, Lott, president; E, M. Daly, 
clerk; Samuel L. McGill, Georg-e W. Collins and Richard 
Graham, board of trustees, 

Jersey ville became an incorporated city February 21, 
1867. The following- g-entlemen were the first officers: Mar- 
cus E. Bag-ley, mayor; Georg-e H. Jackson, clerk; James S. 
Daniels, marshal; King- & Pinero, attorneys; N. Wallace, 
constable; Andrew Jackson, John L. White, Georg-e Eg-elhoff 
and James S. Blythe, aldermen. 

In 1890, the g-overnment census g-ave the population of 
Jerseyville as 3,207; in 1900, 3,517, divided as follows: 1st 
ward, 959; 2nd ward. 1,046; 3rd ward, 766; 4th ward, 746. 

The following- are its present officers. (1901). Georg-e 
D. Locke, m.ayor; Albert H. Foster, clerk; Walter E. Car- 
lin, treasurer; H. P. Noble, attorney; W. H. Schroeder, po- 
lice magistrate, who is also city marshal; aldermen: 1st 
ward, J. J. Wiseman, H. S. Daniels; 2nd ward, John G. 
Schwarz, Paul Nitschke; 3rd ward, E. A. R. Myers, Wm. F. 
Fahey; 4th ward. Peter A. Bowler, W. H. H. West, Jr. 

The Justices of the Peace and constables whose business 
is chiefly confined to the city, though elected for the town- 
ship, are as follows: Justices — J. C. Ross, W. H. Schroeder, 
J. G. Erwin, A. H. Quinn; Constables — David McReynolds, 
John W. Hayes, Wharton Eng-lish John J. Ballard. 

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 

J. G. EKWIN. 

Occupies an office over H. S. Daniels' g-rocery store; re- 
ceived his first commission fron Governor Joseph W. Fifer 
in 1892, to fill the vacancy of C. B. Eaton, resig-ned; his 



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second commission was from (xovernor John P. Altg"eld, April 
1, 1893; his third commission was issued and sij'med b\' Gov. 
John R. Tanner in 1897; his fourth commission was issued 
and sig-ned by Governor Richard Yates in 1901. Also 
buys and sells real estate, makes collections and neg"otiates 
loans. Mr. Erwin's repeated commissions, and his continu- 
ance in office settle the question of his justice and efficiency 
in office. 

J. C. KOSS, 

Received his first commission from Governor John R. 
Tanner, May 1, 1897; his second commission was from Gov, 
Richard Yates, May 1, 1901. Mr. Ross is also ag-ent for the 
nurser}^ of Schultz Bros., of Calhoun county, Illinois. Mr. 
Ross is now among" our oldest and most honored citi;^ens, 
having" been a resident of Jersey count}^ and Jerseyville over 
()3 years. Born in Summerset count3^ N. J., March 20, 183(^>. 
Came to .Terseyville, July, 1839. 

WM. H. SCHKOICDICK, J. P., AND CITY MARSHAL. 

Office on Pearl street over Marston & Hallida3''s store. 
Received his first commission from Gov. John P. Altg-eld, 
May 1, 1893; received his second commission from Governor 
John R Tanner, May 1, 1897; his third commission from 
Governor Richard Yates, May 1, 1901. 

ANTHONY H. OUINN. 

Born in California, Mo., May 21, 1858. Received his first 
commission from (governor Richard Yates, May 6, 1901. Of- 
fice in court house. 

JOHN w. HAYics, Constable. 

First elected constable of Jersey township in 1884, and 
served four years. Retired until 1895 and was ag"ain elected 
to fill a vacancy of Thomas Callaway, and ag"ain re-elected in 
1897 four years; agfain re-elected for four years in the spring" 
of 1901, and is at present lilling" his office. 



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CITY OFFICERS. 



1S67, 
Mayor — Marcus E, Bag-ley. 
Clerk — Georg-e H. Jackson, 
Marshal — James S. Daniels, 
Constable [N. Wallace, (rs'd) 
\ James McKinney. 
Attorne}' — King- & Pinero. 
Aldermen — Andrew Jackson, 
John L. White, Geo. E,gelh()fif, 
James S. Blythe. 

1869. 
Mayor- — Henry O. Goodrich, 
Clerk — Morris R. Locke, 
Marshal — James S. Daniels, 
Constable — John C. Murphy, 
Attorney — Robert Savers, 
Aldermen— Smith M." Titus, 
Wm. Emblv, John E. VanPelt, 
Thos. J. Selby, Peter Dolan, 
E. L. H. Barry, Geo. Schwarz, 
William Shephard. 

1871. 
Mayor — Robert M. Knapp, 
Clerk — Joseph G. Marston, 
Marshal — ^James S, Blythe, 
Constable — John F'ox. 
Attorney — H. Calkins, 
Aldermen — Clarence M. Ham- 
ilton, Geo. I. Foster, Samuel 
Hess, Geo. S. Rue, Joshua Al- 
len, Ezekiel Davidson, Wallace 
Leig-h, James S. Daniels. 

1873. 
Mavor— John E. Van Pelt, 
Clerk — Georg-e H. Jackson, 
Marshal — W. H. Anderson, 
Constable — Georg-e S. Utt, 
Attorney — None appointed, 
j^\ldermen — Clarence M. Ham- 
ilton, J. C. Tack, N. F. Smith, 



1868. 
Mayor — Henry O. Goodrich, 
Clerk — Geo. H. Jackson, 
Marshal — James S. Daniels, 
Constable — John C. Murphy, 
Attorney — Pinero& Herd man, 
Aldermen— William Emblv, 
Thos. J. Selby, Geo. Eg-elhoif, 
P. Kenned}', 

1870. 
Mayor — Benjam in Wedding-, 
Clerk — Wm. J. Herdman, 
Marshal — A. D. Erwin, 
Constable — John E. Hankev. 
Attorney— J. W. Merrill, 
Aldermen — Ludlow P. Squier, 
Henry C. Massey, David R. 
Herdman, Thomas J. Selby, 
Caleb Du Hadway, Peter Do- 
lan, Georg-e Eg-tilhoff, Louis 
Grosjean. 

1872. 
Mayor— Robert M. Knapp, 
Clerk — Georg-e H. Jackson, 
Marsh al — Jam cs McK i n ne v. 
Constable — James W. Calhoun, 
Attorney — H. Calkins, 
Aldermen — Andrew Jackson, 
John E. vSanford, John M. 
Smith, O. M. Paris, E. L. H. 
Barry, R. A. King-, John W. 
Vinson, James A. Locke. 

1874. 
Mayor — Henry O. Goodrich, 
Clerk — Geo. H. Jackson, 
Marshal — John K. Sanford, 
Constable — Geo. M. Remer, 
Attorney— Adams A.Goodrich, 
Aldermen — J. Knox Smith, 
David Houg-htlin, James M. 




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Robert Newton, K. C). Hart- Young-, F. X. Schattgen, (ieo. 
wick, Peter Dolan, Thomas Egelhoff, Wm. Embly, K. C. 
Erwin, Wallace Leigh. Gledhill, James A. Barr. 



1875. 

Mayor — George E. Warren, 
Clei-k— C. W. Tietsort, 
Marshal — James S. Blythe, 
Constable — Hiram Leonard, 
Attorne}^ — O. B. Hamilton, 
Aldermen — Clarence M. Ham- 
ilton, W. S. Bowman, Joseph 
M. Page, L. M. Cutting, Peter 
Dolan, W. Pittingeri C. T. 
Edee, R. C. Gledhill. 

1877. 

Mayor— Thos. J. Selby. 
Clerk — Henry Nevius, 
Marshal— R. H. Whyte (re- 
signed), J. M. Page, 
Constable -Smith Hill (resign- 
ed ), John Powell, 
Attorney — P. Kennedy, 
Aldermen — Stephen H. Eow- 
man, Walter E. Carlin, James 
M. Young-, L. J. Cassava nt, 
Caleb DuHadway, E. L. H. 
Barry, Henr}^ D. Field, John 
A. Shephard. 

]87y. 

Mayor — Jesse I. McG ready. 
Clerk — James R. Colean, 
^larshal — Joseph M. Page, 
Constable— Smith M. Titus, 
Attorney — P. Kennedy, 
Aldermen — Stephen II. Bow- 
man, James M Young, John 
Fox, John Sweeney, A. Iloln- 
back, E. L. II, Barry, John A. 
Shephard, Henry D. Field. 



1876. 

Mayor — Robert ]\L Knapp, 
Clerk — Henry Nevius, 
Marshal— Robert H. Whyte, 
Constable — John Fox, 
Attorney — Thos. J Selby, 
Aldermen — Stephen H. Bow- 
man, Wm. Hall, James M. 
Young, L. J. Cassavant, Caleb 
Du Had way, K L. H, Barry, 
J, S. Daniels (resigned), James 
S. Blythe. 

1878. 

Mavor — Thomas J. Selby, 
Clei-k -W. H. Callender, 
Marshal — Joseph M. Page, 
Constable — J. S. Malott, 
Attorne}^ — Wm, M. Jackson 

(resigned), W, II. Pog-ue, 
Aldermen — Marcus E. Baglev, 
Wallace Leigh, N, F, Smith, 
John \V. Vinson, E. L. II. Bar- 
ry, A. Hoi n back, R. C. (iled- 
iVill, H. (). Goodrich. 

1880. 

Mayor-Jesse L McCiready. 
Clerk- James R, Colean, 
Marshal-Joseph M. Page, 
Constal>le-Smith M. Titus, 
Attorney-None appointed, 
Aldermen-Stephen II. Bow- 
man, C. W. Enos, John Fox, 
John Sweeney, Charles Jacobs, 
A. Ilolnback, J. A. Shephard, 
I'enry D. l^^ield (resigned), 
(rcorge N\ . Ely. 



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1881. 
Mayor-Jesse I. McGready, 
Clerk Joseph M. Pag-e, 
Marshal-Henry Whyte, 
Canstable-Smith M. Titus, 
Attorney-Adams A. Goodrich, 
Aldermen— A. B. Hall, W. H. 
Lynn, R. N. McClure, John 
Wiley, Plenry Nevius, Charles 
Jacobs, Walter E. Carlin, Geo. 
W. Elv. 

1883. 
Mayor: E. L. H. Barry, 
Clerk: Joseph M. Pag"e, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Attorney: Adams A. Good- 
rich, 
Aldermen: S. H, Bowman, A. 
K. Van Home, John Fox, Ca- 
leb Du Hadway, Henry Ne- 
vius, Ludovic Laurent, James 
S. Daniels, John A. Shephard. 

1884. 
Mayor: Stephen H Bowman, 
Clerk: Joseph M. Pag-e, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer; James R. Colean, 
Attorney: R. B. Eng-lish (,re- 

sig-ned ), A. M. Slaten. 
Aldermen: Georg-e M. Eaton, 
John Fox, Georg-e Egelhoff, 
James S. Daniels, A. K. Van 
Home, Fred J. Bertman, Hen- 
ry Nevius, John A. Shephard. 

1886. 
Mayor: E. L. H. Barry, 
Clei-k: Wm. Hanley, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer: Fred Jacobs, 



1882. 
Ma3^or: Jesse I. McGready. 
Clerk: Joseph M. Pag-e, 
Marshal: Henr}^ Whyte, 
Constable: None appointed. 
Attorney: None appointed. 
Aldermen; R. A. King-, A. H. 
Bell, Caleb Du Hadway, John 
Fox, Wm. Embl3% Wm. Eads, 
Walter E. Carlin, John A. 
Shephard. 

1883. 
Mayor: Stephen H. Bowman, 
Clerk: J. M. Pag-e, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer: James R. Colean, 
Attorney: R. B. Eng-lish, 
Aldermen: George M. Eaton, 
A. K Van Home, John Fox, 
Caleb Du Hadway, Geo. Eg-el- 
hoff, Henry Nevius, C. W. 
Enos, Jame.s S. Daniels. 

1885. 
Mayor: E. L. H. Barry, 
Clerk: William Hanley, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer: Fred Jacobs, 
Attorney: T. F. Ferns, 
Aldermen; A. K. Van Home, 
Fred J. Bertman, Henry Nevi- 
us, John A. Shephard, Georg-e 
M. Eaton, John Fox, Georg-e 
Eg-elhoff, James S. Daniels. 

1887. 
Mayor: Joseph M. Pag-e, 
Clerk: T. W. Butler, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer; G. R. Smith, 
Attorney: T. F. Ferns, 



The city was org-anized under the General Law, April 
11, 1883, which explains the two sets of ofi&cers for that year. 




w. H. scHKOEDER, Marshall. h. p. noble, Attorney. 




w. E. CARLiN, Treasurer, 



A. II. PosTicR, clerk. 



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Attorney: T. F. Ferns, 
Aldermen: Georg^e M. Katon, 
John Fox, Georg-e Kgelhoff, 
James S. Daniels, John H. 
Richards, Fred J. Bertman, 
W. R. Seago, John A. Shep- 
hard. 

1SS8. 
Mayor: Joseph M. Pa^ie, 
Clerk: T.W.Butler. 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer: G. R. Smith, 
Attorney: T. F. Ferns; 
Aldermen: Georg-e M. Eaton, 
L. S. Hansen, Edward Slat- 
tery, James S. Daniels, J. S. 
Holmes, Fred J. Bertman, 
Charles Neumeyer, John A. 
Shephard. 

1890. 
Mayor: Joseph M. Page. 
Clerk: T. W. Butler, ' 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer: Arch F. Ely, 
Attorney: T. F. Ferns, (re- 
signed). 
Aldermen: Geo. M, Eaton. 
L. S. Hansen, Wm. Embly, 
lames S. Daniels, Wm. Pitt- 
man, »F. J. Bertman, Charles 
Neumeyer, S. H. Bowman. 

1892. 
JMayor: James S. Daniels ( de- 
ceased), Caleb Du Hadway, 
Clerk: Joseph O'Loughlin. 
Marshal: — Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer: H. A. Shephard, 
Attorney: Joseph S. Carr, 
Aldermen: J. A. Shephard, 
James Ross, Wm. Embly, 
Caleb Du Hadway, Harry B. 
Hill, L. S. Hansen, Henry Ne- 
vius. S. H. Bowman. 



Aldermen: Geo. M. Eaton, L. 
S. Hansen, Edward Slattery, 
James S. Daniels, John H. 
Richards, Fred J. Bertman, 
W. R. Seago, John A. Shep- 
hard. 

1889. 

Mayor: Joseph M. Page, 
Clerk: T. W. Butler, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer: Arch F. Ely. 
Attorney: T. F. Ferns, 
Aldermen: George ^^. P>aton, 
L. S. Hansen, Wm. Embly, 
James S. Daniels, J. S. Holmes, 
Fred J. Bertman, Chas. Neu- 
meyer, John A. Shephard. 

1891. 

Mayor: James S. Daniels, 
Clerk: Joseph O 'Lough 1 in, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer: H. A. Shephard. 
Attorney: Joseph Carr, 
Aldermen: Chas. Neumeyer, 
S. H. Bowman, F. J. Bertman, 
Wm. Pittman, Caleb Du Had- 
way, Wm. F>mbly, Jas. Ross, 
J. A. Shephard. 

189.^. 

Mayor: U. A. Shephard, 
Clerk: Joseph O'Loughlin, 
Marshal: Jt)hn Powell, 
Treasurer: Arch F. Ely, 
Attorney: .loseph Carr, 
Aldermen: H. B. Hill, J. C. 
Ross, F. J. Bertman, L. S. 
Hansell. Henry Nevius, Fred 
Jacobs, S. H. Bowman, Georg^e 
Ely. 



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1894. 
Mayor: H. A. Shephard, 
Clerk: J. F. O'Loug-hlin, 
Marshal: W. R. Seag-o, 
Treasurer: Arch F. Ely, 
Attorney; J. S. Carr, 
Aldermen: J. C. Ross, H. B. 
Hill, Fred Jacobs, Geo. Ely, 
Wm. Nally, W. H. Houg-htlin, 
Georg-e Holnback, Jacob v\ ag"- 
ner. 

1896. 
Mayor: H, A. Shephard, 
Clerk: J. F. O'Loug-hlin, 
Marshal: W. R. Seag-o, 
Treasurer: H. S. Daniels, 
Attorney: Ed. J. Vaug-hn, 
Police Mag-istrate: Georg-e D. 
Locke, (failed to qualify). 
Aldermen: Harry B. Hill, 
John H. Crawford, Geo. Holn- 
back, S. H. Bowman, W. S. 
Pittman, W. P. Richards, Fred 
Jacobs, Frank Roerig-. 

1898. 
Mayor: H. A. Shephard, 
Clerk: Aug-ustus Embly, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer: Arch F. Ely, 
Attorney: Eug-ene Hale, 
Police Magistrate: — 
Aldermen: J. G. Marston, J. 
J. Wiseman, John Horn, J. C. 
Ross, J. F. O'Loug-hlin, Thos. 
Murphy, G. R. Smith, W. 
H. Noble. 

1900, 
Mayor: H. A. Shephard, 
Clerk: Aug-ustus Embly, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasui-er: H. B. Hill, 
Attorney: Georg-e Seag-o, 



1895. 
Mavor: H. A. Shephard, 
Clerk: J, F. O'Loug-hlin, 
Marshal: W. R. Seag-o, 
Treasurer: H. S. Daniels, 
Attorney: Ed. J, Vaug-hn, 
Police Magistrate: .1. G. Er- 

win (failed to qualify), 
Aldermen: W. S. Pittman, 
W. P. Richards, Fred Jacobs, 
Frank Roerig-, H. B. Hill, Geo. 
Holnback, Jacob Wagner, W. 
H. Houg-htlin. 

1897. 
Mayor: H. A. Shephard, 
Clerk: Aug-ustus Embly, 
Marshal: W. R. Seag-o, 
Treasurer: Arch F. Ely, 
Attorney: Eug-ene Hale, 
Police Magistrate, Thomas O'- 
Loug-hlin, 
Aldermen: Harry B. Hill, 
John H. Crawford, Geo. Holn- 
back, S. H. Bowman, J. J, 
Wiseman, John Horn, J. F. O'- 
Loug-hlin, W. H. Noble. 

1899. 
Mayor: H. A. Shephard, 
Clerk: Augustus Fmbly, 
Marshal: Henry Whyte, 
Treasurer: M. "B.Hill, 
Attorney: Georg-e M. Seag-o, 
Police Mag-istrate: J. G. Er- 

win. 
Aldermen: H. S. Daniels, J. 
J. Wiseman, John Christy, J. 
C.Ross,J.F.O'Lou^hlin, Thos. 
Murphy, G. R. Smith, Georg-e 
W. Ware. 

1901. 
Mayor: G. D. Locke. 
Clerk: Albert H. Foster, 
Marshal: W. H. Schroeder, 




DK. A, ]',. Al.I.lOX. 



I)K. i;. A, CASi:V. 



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Police Mag"istrate, John J. 

llug-hes. 
Aldermen: H. S. Daniels. J. 
J. Wiseman, J. T. Wallace, 
John Christy, J. F. O'Lough- 
lin, K. A. Myers, Georg-e D. 
Locke, Georffe W. Ware 



Treasurer: W. E. Carlin, 
Attorney: H. P. Noble, 
Police Mag-istrate: (failed to 

qualify), 
i^ldermen: H. S. Daniels, J. 
J. Wiseman, JohnG. Schwarz, 
Paul Nitschke, E. A. Meyers, 
Wm. Fahey, P. A. Bowler, W. 
H. West, Jr. 




Jersey vi lie Electric 5.igKt^ ©as and 
TPower (Lo. 



Secretary of State signed incorporation license July 12, 
1887. This corportion was composed of the following- citi- 
zens; Wallace Leig-h, John G. Schwarz, Sr., Walter K. Car- 
lin. Capital stock, $20,000. 

Beg-an operations Dec. 3, 1887. It was incorporated for 
99 years, but continued under this corporate name until 
July 30, 1900. 

This corporation was succeeded by another corporation 
styled "The Jerseyville Lig"ht, Heat and Power Company." 
It is composed of Georg-e D. Rosenthal, Owen Ford, Joseph- 
ine Rosenthal and Anna C. Ford; all of St. Louis, Mo., with 
J. F. Christy as superintendent. Capital stock, 825,000; 
each share, $100. The four above named persons are the 
only stockholders. Duration of corporation, 99 years. 

This corporation has a contract to lig-ht the cit}^ for ten 
years, which expires in 1909; also a contract for pum ping- 
water at the water-works for the city, which expires in 1910. 
Since the plant has fallen into the hands of the new corpora- 
tion, they have made a radical chang^e by an adddition of 
forty feet by fifty feet, which is now the boiler room, where 
is now one marine boiler of 150 horse-power and one tubular 
boiler of 125 horse-power. In the room where formerly 
stood the old boilers, are now the water tank, filter and heat- 
er combined. In the eng-ine room are four dynainos; two 
Commercials and two Edisons. Also one Ideal eng-ine of 150 
and one Arming-ton & Sims, of 85 horse-power. 

At the water-works there has been an entire transfor- 
mation. New pumps and the old eng-ines, wired and set to 
run by electric motors from a current sent in from the 
lig-ht-plant. The new pump is a Stilhvell, Bierce & Company, 




GEO. D. ROSENTHAL 



.r. F. CIUirSTY 




t)\\EX lOHK. 



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triplex motor pump, equipped with a 20-horse electric lig-ht 
motor, and delivers 500 g"allons of water per minute. The 
air compresser is equipped with a 50 horse-power motor and 
was put into operation April 23, 1901. The chanj^-es which 
have been made represent an outlay of 814,000. Thanks to 
the Company for this improvement, also the betterment of 
our service. 

Under the manag^ement of Superintendent J. F. Christy 
the work of removing- the old machinery, and replacing it 
with larg-er and more powerful ones, was begun in October, 
1900, and throug-hout the winter the w^ork prog-ressed stead- 
ily with such excellent and well laid plans, that there was at 
no time a hitch or cessation in the service, and under many 
disadvantag-es that arose throug-h the necessity of using the 
old material in placing- in the new It is indeed a unique feat- 
ure to pump the water for the water-works by pow-er so far 
distant, by simply two wires, attaching* the two eng-ines, yet 
it is done. What next? 







^erseyville ^Water "Works. 



The city council, with J. M. Pag-e, mayor, feeling" the 
necessity of a water supply in case of a fire, and to meet the 
necessities of the citizens, g"ave the voters of Jerseyville an 
opportunity to vote on issuing- bonds for the construction of 
water-works. The popular vote favored the issuing- of bonds, 
and the work soon beg"an. 

T*he first ordinance was passed September 11, 1888, for 
issuing- of $5,000 in bonds for the boring- of the well. The 
second ordinance was passed April 4, 1889, for the issuing- of 
$21,000 in bonds for the construction of the works. 

The contract for boring- the first well was let to J, P. 
Miller, of Chicag-o, September 29, 1887. The price for the 
first twelve hundred feet was $1.98 per foot. From 1200 
to 1500 feet, the price was $2-32 per foot; from 1500 to 2000 
feet, $2.59 per foot. The boring- of the first well beg-an 
November 1, 1887, and completed Aug-ust, 1x88. 

On March 18, 1889, bids w^ere opened for the construction 
of the water-works. The contract was finally let to the 
Rockford Construction Company for the sum of $21,875, 
which included the building- of the Reservoir, Stand Pipe, 
laying- of the Mains, etc., completing- the works. The addi- 
tions and extra cost tog-ether amounted to $23,836 .78. The 
works were accepted by the city council November 5, 1889. 
The well was bored to a depth of 2,003 feet, six inches in dia- 
meter. It mig-ht be a matter of g-reat interest that an analy- 
sis of the water of this first well be g-iven here. I am indebt- 
ed to the kindness of Mr. H. S. Daniels for same; 




WATER WORKS. 



—US- 
Potassium Sulphate. . 10.301 

Sodium Sulphate 5 051 

Sodium Chloride 85 .936 

Sodium Phosphate Traces of 

Calcium Sulphate 16 .916 

Calciuni Bl-Carbonate .; 6 .848 

Magnesium Bi-Carbonate 15 .539 

Iron Bi-Carbonate 0.110 

Allumni ;... 0.058 

Silicicia ...: 0.787 

The tower is 130 feet hig"h, 15 feet in diameter at the 
base, and 11 feet at the top of brick work, which is ^H feet 
hig"h, surmounted by an iron reservoir, 36 feet hig"h and 11 
feet in diameter, holding" 30,000 g-allons of water, and g-iving- 
a pressure of 55 pounds to the square inch. This tower is 
set on a rock foundation 22 feet square and seven (7) feet 
deep, the lower two (2) feet being" of concrete and Portland 
cement. There is also a reservoir, 225 feet in circumference 
and seven (7) feet deep, with a capacity of 150,000 g-allons, 
The pump house is 22x40 feet, built of brick. About four 
miles of water-pipe have been laid, rang"ing" in size from 4 to 
8 inches in diameter, 

CITY WELL. NO. 2. 

The city council being" aware of the fact that the first 
well did not furnish a sufficient supply of water, and was 
liable to g"ive out at any time, beg"an to make preparations to 
bore a second. 

The well is drilled 12^2 inches in diameter to a depth of 
896 feet, in which is inserted 8% feet of 10 inch line pipe, of 
40 lbs per foot weig"ht, coupled with the National Patent Pro- 
tecting" Sleeve Coupling"s; said pipe is seated on a limestone 
formation. 

From 8% feet to 1367 feet the well is drilled 10 inches in 
diameter, in which was inserted an 8 inch pipe of 28 lbs. per 
foot weig"ht, coupled with Oil City Protecting- Sleeve Coup- 
ling"s. This pipe extends down into the St Peter's sand- 
stone formation live feet, at first coupling" above lower end is 



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placed a seed-bag" which incloses said couplin*^; lower end of 
said pipe has coupling- also. 

The upper end of this pipe extends up into the above 10 
inch pipe 36 feet, on upper end of said 8 inch pipe is placed a 
lead packer; said packer and 8 inch pipe being" swag^ed out 
into the above 10 inch pipe, these packers are for the purpose 
of closings out all waters foreig^n to the St. Peter's formation 
of sandstone. There is an 8 inch hole drilled 106 feet into 
the St. Peter's formation of sandstone. 

Numbers 27, 28, and 29 are carefull}^ and accurately 
made measurements, having- been made with a steel tape 
made expressly for the purpose, the other measurements 
being- made by "string-ing-" the derrick over on drilling- cable 
as follows: A string is tied on cable at the shaft or winding-- 
drum, then cable is run over derrick until string- came to top 
of well, when there would be another string- tied on the cabie 
at shaft, measuring- cable as it passed over top of derrick, 
which in this case was 160 feet. These measurements are 
not accurate but are sufficiently so for all practical purposes, 
being within an averag-e of five feet- 

The normal head of the well is 117 feet from surface of 
the g-round; the well was pumped with an 8 inch pump with 
30 inches of stroke, with a pump submergence of 103 feet 
(under normal conditions), with the eifect of lowering- well 
until the pump would not fill properly, 3'et yielding- an out- 
put of *K) g-allons per minute, the well pumped at this rate 
for 8 hours, when a plunger rod broke and pumping- was 
abandoned, owing- to the fact that we needed the 8 inch pii>e 
to use on the pump; the well was pumped without the lower 
or salt stringy of pipe being- in intended positit)n in well, but 
it is reasonably well known that the production of this sec- 
tion of the well was only yielding- about 40 g-allons per hour as 
the drillers easily bailed it down with their sand pump, 

After the pumping test, and before the placing- of the 8 
inch pipe in position in well, there was 88 lbs. of dynamite 
exploded at lower portion of well, with a vic\v to obtain all 



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the water that the well could possil)ly afford, after which the 
well was cleaned out to the bottom as clean as possible with 
the driller's sand pump. 

The salt water evaporated a spoonful of salt from a pint 
of water, and was so strong-ly impregfnated with salt that a 
person could not drink the water. 

At from 600 to 800 feet the water would rise to within 
two inches of the drive-pipe, said drive-pipe being" sixteen 
inches above surface of g^round; this was caused by tool dis- 
placement, the normal head of this water was about twenty- 
live feet, and is composed, presumably of surface water; af- 
ter inserting" the ten-inch pipe to 896 feet no water came into 
the well, water having" to be thrown in from top of well 
in order that the drillers could pump out the cuttings of the 
drill; the well was dry to a depth of 1040 feet, at which depth 
the saltwater formation was encountered. (See number 23.) 
The amount of water remained about constant until the low- 
er portion of the Galena limestone formation was reached, 
(see number 26), at which point there was believed to be a 
small increase of water supply. From the above it will be 
seen that the 8% feet of ten-inch pipe has not failed in its 
purpose to shut out surface water. 

Elevation of top of well above sea-level .662 feet. 

Elevation to which water rises above sea-level . .545 feet. 

John A. Johnson, } ^ . . 
• 'r^ T Contractors. 

Charles Johnson, \ 

After reaching" a depth of 1492 feet, and after erecting" 
the Pumping" Plant, the output of the well was not consider- 
ed sufficient, and a contract was entered into with Mr. Chas. 
Johnson, (formcrlv of the firm of Johnson & Johnson, 
original contractors), to continue the boring" at orig-inal 
diameter of lower portion of well, (said portion being" eight 
inches in diameter), through the St. Peter's formation of 
sand-rock. 

Drilling" was commenced on Nov. 30, 1896, and was com- 
pleted on Dec. 10, 1896, having reached a depth of 1542 feet, 



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or an extension of 74 feet, being- still in the St. Peter's for- 
mation of sand-rock, — it being- hard and close, it is supposed 
to be yielding- about all the water there is in that formation. 

The depth in the St. Peter's formation of sand-rock is 
now 180 feet. 

The following- is a description of the different stratas 
bored throug-h in sinking- the second well, taken from the 
Log- Book published by the Council; 



DIFFERENT STRATA. 



Depth 
of Bore. 



Thickness 
of Strata. 





1 


Earth composed of Soil. Clay and trace of Gravel 
Black Slate *. 


26 

26 

100 

116 

140 

145 

168 

180 

207 

217 

221 

450 

480 

5'-<0 

555 

565 

575 

640 

650 

810 

890 

940 

975 

1040 

1080 

1315 

1350 

1362 

1468 


26 1 

74 

i 16 

i 24 

5 

23 

12 

27 

10 

229 

30 

50 

25 

10 

10 

65 

10 
160 

80 

50 

35 

65 

40 
235 

35 

12 
106 


2 
3 

4 
5 


Lime and Flint Rock 

Slate 

T>imestone 

Slate 


6 


Limestone • ■ ■ 


7 


Slate 


8 


Limestone 


9 


Slate 


10 
11 


Limestone 

Blue Flint 


1*^ 


Limestone ... . 


13 
14 

15 


Slate 

Limestone 

Slate .... ... 


16 
17 


Conglomerate Limestone, very hard 

Slate 


IS 


Limestone and Flint Rock 


19 


Slate 


20 
''il 


Gray Limestone 

Shale ... 


22 

9^ 


Limestone 

Limestone, contains salt 


9^ 


Trenton Limestone 


?5 


Galena Limestone, contains Mud Seams 


26 
27 


Galena Limestone, contains St. Peter's Sandstone 

St. Peter's Sandstone 

106 feet in same. Total Depth" ■ • • 




At 1425 feet are indications of a Mud Seam ... 



Wm. Pittman, P^ng-ineer. 



The ^erseyville Telephone do. 



Became an incorporated Company by the sig-nature of the 
Secretary of State, April 1, 18<)5. The license was issued to 
JohnG, Schwarz, Sr., John A. Shephard, Wallace Leig"h, and 
Joseph M. Page, as commissioners to open books for sub- 
scription to the capital stock of the said company. The cap- 
ital stock was 100 shares, of $50 each, amounting- to $5,000. 
The duration of the corporation was 20 years. The whole 
number of shares were taken by the above named commis- 
sioners. 

The following- g-entlemen were elected directors of the 
corporation: J. M. Pag-e, for one year: John A. Shephard, 
two years; J. G. Scwarz, Sr., three years; Wallace Leig-h, 
three years, with John G. Schwarz, secretary and treasurer. 

The Company is now pushing- the work of improvements 
by putting- up 250 poles, 40 miles of new wire, making- sixty 
miles in all, and they will suon have 300 phones in active 
operation. 

New phones are being- put up in all parts of the county, and 
far more, a man in Jerseyville can talk to parties in Galves- 
ton, Texas., with points between, and to Portland, Me., with 
points between: from New York City to the western part of 
Nebraska, with points between. 

These 250 poles, from 25 to 40 feet, are all stepped and 
equipped with ten-pin cross-arms, with braces. In May, 
1895, they beg-an with 25 subscribers, but now, (1901), have 
g-rown in popularity and efficiency until 300 subscribers are 
reached. 

Traveling- men declare that Jerseyville renders the beat 
service of any telephone plant in the State, not excepting- 
Chicag-o. That is the fact, and there are g-ood reasons for 
it. There will soon be up 1000 feet of 120 pair cable, and 
1000 feet of 50 pair cable. 



City 3{all. 



May 10, 1887, the city council of Jerseyville, 111., for the 
purpose of erecting" an Engine House and City Hall, issued 
city bonds to the amount of $3,000. The issuing" of bonds 
was May 10, 1887, bearing- date of July 7, 1887; J. M. Pag-e, 
mayor; T. W. Butler, city clerk. For full particulars, see 
Ordinance Record, 1876, pag-e 248. 

At a meeting of the city council July 5, 1887, bids were 
received for the erection of City Hall and Eng-ine House. 
The lowest bid was $3,246 .71, by R. H. Clark. At a meet- 
ing of the council July 8, 1887, the building- committee was 
empowered to make a contract with R. H. Clark for construc- 
tion of said building-. 

The City Hall building- was accepted by the city council 
Dec. 6, 1887, and stands on the southeast corner of Arch and 
Jefferson streets. It cost the city $3,246 .71. It is a substan- 
tial brick structure, 24x60 feet, two stories hig-h, well and 
neatly furnished above. 

Lower story is devoted to the tire deparment, which con- 
tains two hose carts drawing- 250 feet of hose each; one hook 
and ladder, and one hand fire eng-ine. The fire department 
is not organized as thoroughly as it might be. 



^erseyville 3{ospital artel Sanitarium. 



No intellig"ent person could follow me throug^h the vari- 
ous cleparments of this hospital, and especially through the 
surg-ical, without l)einwf profoundly impressed with the hig^h 
o^rade of scientific character, and thankful that such an insti- 
tution is in our midst. After studying- the moral and in- 
tellectual character of its founders, and writing- up their pro- 
fessional training- and education for their Work, I feel thank- 
ful that such men have planted an institution of this kind in 
our midst. I have thrown away my former written descrip- 




()1<'1'"KK AND HOSPriWl.. 



tion of their Hospital and Sanitarium,an(l present to myread- 
ers their own description, which they have placed before 
the world, as a better exponent than I, or any other person, 
could g"ive. I am profoundh' impressed with the mag-nitude 
and g"enerosity of this institution, and I conscientiously and 
heartily commend these men and their work to the afflicted 
everywhere. 

l^he following- pictures, and written descriptions will 
fully explain this young- and promising- institution: 




KKCKPTION ROOM. 

Objects: To furnish to those who are ill, or in need of 
rest and recreation, a home provided with every facilitv 
necesseirv for their proper care and treatment. 

'I\) supplement the work of the g-eneral practitioner bv 



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having- the means at command which he cannot possess, and 
which are many times essential to the successful treatment 
of serious cases. 

To use all methods known to legitimate medicine to re- 
store health, and to teach the principles that maintain it. 




SANITARIUM. 

All classes of cases are accepted, other than the insane, 
or those 'having' contag"ious diseases. 

Upon admission a thoroug"h physical examination is 
made by the physician, including-, when necessary, micro- 
scopical and chemical analysis of the secretions. 

Cases are studied and prescribed for individually each 
day, no routine in treatment being- followed. 

Drug-s are emplo3'-ed in a rational manner when there ex- 
ist positive indications for their use. 



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Conditions due to auto-intoxication from defective elim- 
ination are improved and usually cured by the systematic 
treatment pursued. 




UR. ENOS'S CONSULTATION ROOM. 



Well lig"hted operating- room, fully equipped with all the 
necessary appliances for carrying- out the principles of 
aseptic surgery. 

^JMie al)sence of gferm life, due to the perfect hygienic sur- 
roundings, affords better opportunities for recovery, than 
are available in au}^ g^eneral hospital. 

The thorough and careful preparation given the patient 
by rigid h3'giene, proper baths, and general tonic treatment, 
insures success when otherwise failure mig"ht ensue. 

The most difficult and intricate operations are perform- 
ed by the staff. 



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A separate department for the care of surgical cases 
till convalescent. 

In the last few 3'ears orificial surg-ery has done many 
times more for the cure of obscure chronic diseases than any 
other one method. 




DR. TITTKRINGTON'S CONSULTATION ROOM. 



In the cure of reflex diseases this branch of surgery 
plavs the most important part, such as hemorrhoids, bladder 
troubles, uterine inflammation, diseases of the air passages, 
and neurasthenia. 

Many afflicted with diseases peculiar to their sex recov- 
er without surgical procedure, after receiving the benefit of 
the treatment here given. 

Abdominal operations for the removal of tumors and 



growths of different kinds, as well as all plastic operations, 
are performed when necessary. 

Upon admission, the secretion from the kidneys for 
twenty-four hours is collected for chemical and microscopical 
examination, in order that correct diet and treatment may be 
prescribed. 




()PKKA'iMX(; ROOM. 



1>V the proper use of treatment, the skin is made to do a 
larg-e part of the eliminating-, thereby giving- the kidneys 
a rest, when thev are restored to their normal functions. 
The excellent results obtained are many times beyond ex- 
pectation. 

With the thorouufh eliminative treatments given, the use 



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of electricity, phvsiolos^ical diet and judicious medication, 
rheumatic conditions are easily cured. 

The neurotic cure for drug- and \yhisk3'^ habits is also in 
the line of treatments g^ivcn at this hospital. Its object is to 
cure permanently and quickly all diseases produced by the 
excessiye use of Whisk3% Tobacco, Cigarettes, Opium, Mor- 
])hine, Laudar.um, Cocaine, Chloral, and all other drug- 
habits. 




SURGICAL WARD. 



The treatment is painless and al)solutely safe. Seyeral 
thousand persons haye been cured by our treatment, \yith 
no failures and no rehqises. No other treatment has proy- 
ed so successful. 

DRS. ENDS & TITERINGTON, 

Ji:k.si:yyilli-:, Illinois. 



Secret Societies. 



SONS OF TEMPERANCK. 

Jerseyville Division, No. 16, Sons of Temperance, was 
the lirst lodge of a secret order, not only in the city of Jer- 
sevville, but Jersey county as well. It was first org^anized 
Aug-ust 4, 1847, with the following- officers: G. C. Woods, W. 
P.; A. B. Morean, W. A.; Wm. B. Nevius, R. S.; Thomas L. 
McGill, A. R. S.; W. J. West, F. S.; Charles H. Knapp, treas- 
urer; Amos Brown, Chap.; P. C. Walker, Cond.; A. P. Staats, 

A. C; George Wharton, I. S.; Francis Osborne, O. S.; Elihu 
J. Palmer, P. W. P.; Wm. Eads, A. C; James C. Ross, I. S.; 
Johnson Norris, O. S. The Division organized with 30 
members and advanced to 200. 

In 1851, the Division built a fine two story hall just north 
of the court house, now occupied as a residence by Mrs. J. 
K. Stelle. This hall was 22x50 feet, which was dedicated by 
G. W, P. Morean in September, 1851. The buildings and 
ground cost about S2,000. G. C. Wood was first W. P., N. 
L. Adams, W. A.. 

The interest graduUy died out and finally meetings 
were no longer held, and the Division was disbanded. This 
Division was re-organized Feb. 11, 1878, by Grand Worthy 
Patriarch Rev. J. Nate, of the Grand Divison of the Sons of 
Temperance of Illinois. The charter members were: Hen- 
ry Gill, Lewis R. Meyers, Wm. F. Gammell, Johnson Norris, 
Daniel McFain, George Morley, Eli D. Walker. Henry Deli- 
cate, Wm, H. Pogue, B. C. Clayton, Daniel W. Phillips, O. 

B. Hamilton, Stephen Catt, James A. Barr, James C. Ross, 
George W. West, Francis Osborn, Lewis R. Phelps, Francis 
R. Dutton, Norman E. Landon,, Chas. W. Enos, N. H. Lan- 
don, and Wm. McBride. 



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ji';rskvvillk lodgi-:, i. o. o. v. 

Jerseyville Lodg-e, No. 53, 1. O. O. F,, was instituted 
Ma}' 3, 1.S4*), at the court house in Jerseyville by District De- 
puty Cxrand Master Raynor, of Collinsville, assisted by T, P, 
Ash, N. G ; and six other ofificers and members of Alton 
Lodg-e, No. 2. The iive charter members were Pay ten C. 
Walker, A, C. Hutchinson, Dr, James Bringhurst, Samuel 
Cowen, and C. H. Roberts. The members initiated on that 
evening- were: VVm. Yates, Dr. J. C. Perry; N. L, Adams, 
A. P. Staats, R. L. Hill, P. Silloway, Georg-e E. Warren. C. 
F. Burke and Jonathan Plowman, The first of&cers were: 
Wm. Yates, N. G.; R. L. Hill, V. G.; C. H. Roberts, Sec'y, 
and Jonathan Plowman, Treasurer. 

The first hall used by the lodg-e was erected in 1851, by 
stock subscription of the members, There were 180 shares 
of $10 each, the lodge at first subscribing- 17}4 shares, and 
finally purchasing the remainder. This hall was on North 
Main street, the present site of the Warren-Wiseman Dry 
Goods House. The lodg-e occupied this hall until Jan., 1871, 
when they took possession of their present one, in a three 
story brick building on West Pearl street. This edifice was 
erected bvB. C. Vandervoort and the lodge, — the former put- 
ting- up the first two stories, and the lodg-e the third. The 
cost of the hall and furniture was $3,200. The old hall prop- 
erty' was sold for $2,500. The lodg-e property is now yalued 
atS3,000. The lodge is in a prosperous condition, and has a 
fund of $3,100 at interest. The present officers are: C", F, 
Fales, N. (t.; Wm. Horn. V. G.; C. R. Snyder, L. S. V. 
G.; D. J. Murphy, R. S. S.; F. W. Roerig-, Sec; J. H. Duf- 
field. Chaplain.; F. D. Heller, Permanent Sec. 
A.W.Cross, Tr.; W.E.Holland, Warden; IT. W. Fisher; 
Conductor; E. O. Hartwick, O. S.; D. C. Miller, J. S.; G. H. 
Woodruff, R. S. N. G.; W. H. Coulthard, L. S. & G.; L. C. 
Smalley, R. S. V. G. W. E. Holland, Aaron N. Ford, D. 
J. Murphy, C. O. Daniels, C R Snyder, trustees. Present 
meml)ership, 82; meets every Thursday night. 



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JKRSEYVILLE ENCAMPMKN1 . 

Jerseyvile Encampment, No.20, I. O. O. F., was instituted 
July 6, 1852, bv Grand Patriach James E. Starr, assisted by 
J. P. Baumont, H. P.; Wm. Shattuck, S. W.; A. S. Barry, J. 
W.; B. F. Barry, Scribe, with the following" charter mem- 
bers: Rev. L, P. Grosvenor, P. C. Walker, Wrig-ht Casey, 
Edwin A. Casey, A. L. Knapp, N. L. Adams, C. H. Roberts. 
The first officers elected were: L. P. Grosvenor, C. P.; 
N. L. Adams, S. W.; C. H. Roberts, Scribe; Wright Casey, 
Treasurer. At the same meeting- the following members 
were elected and initiated: Wm. Yates, A. M. Blackburn, 
Georg"e E. Warren, B. B. Hamilton and H. (). Goodrich. This 
lodge is still prospering. 

KUBY LODGE, NO. 263, 

Daughters of Rebekah, was org-anized in Jersey ville. 111., 
by Past Grand Master, James E, Starr, acting- under and b\' 
virtue of a warrant and dispensation issued by J. Otis Hum- 
phrey, Grand Master of Illinois, The first officers elected 
were as follows: Noble Grand, Henrietta Ford; Vice 
Grand, Carry Sission; Secretary, Henretta I, Carr; Treasur- 
er, Harriet G. Warren. The above officers were installed 
into their respective offices September 13, 188*). The follow- 
ing" persons were its charter members: 

Judg-e Geo. E. Warren, Sr., Joseph S. Carr, William M. 
Estebrooke, Henry W. Fisher, Georg"e A. Fry, Henry 
Schoppe, C. Flencer, and Geo. W. Woodruff, Sr., Mrs. H. C, 
Leak, IMrs. Henry W. Fisher, Mrs, C. F, Cruser, Mrs. Hen- 
rietta Ford,' Mrs. Henrietta I. Carr, Mrs. Carrie Sissions, 
Mrs. George E, Warren. 

The present officers are: Noble Grand, J. H. Duffield; 
Vice Grand, A. W, Cross; Recording" Secretary, Mrs. Carrie 
L, Tack; Financial Secretary, Mrs. W. E. Carlin; Chaplain, 
Mrs. Henrietta L'ord; Treasurer, Mrs. Anna Cross; Rig"ht- 
and-Left Supporters of Noble Grand, Mr. and Mrs. Harry 
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Snedeker; Warden, Mrs. Etta Carr; Inner Guardian, Miss 
Ollie Gamble; Outer Guardian, Geo. Woodruff, sr,; Con- 
ductor, Mrs. Pina Eng-el. 

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. 

Antioch Lodg-e, No. 65, Knights of Pythias, was organ- 
ized April 5, 1876. The following- were its charter mem- 
bers: George W. Herdman, George C. Cockrell, H. D. 
Stelle, Elias Cockrell, W. vS. Bowman, J. P. Holcomb, Wm. 
L. Scott, Henry Nevius, G. M. Eaton, A. H. Barrett, C. E. 
Casey, Henry T. Nail, John Wiley, S. J. Snedeker, J. H. 
Bothwell, J. I. McGready, H. D. Field and Wm. H. Edgar. 

The first officers were: George W. Herdman, C. C; 
TI. T. Nail, V. C; G.- M. Eaton, M. of E.; G. C. Cock- 
rell, P. C; H. D. Stelle, R. S. of R. & S.; A. H. Barrett, 
M. at A.; H, Nevius, L G.; John Wiley, O. G.; W. S, Bow- 
man, Prelate. 

KNIGHTS OF HONOR. 

Apollo Lodge, No. 877, Knights of Honor, was organized 
February 11, 1878, by D. G. D. John B. Booker, of the Grand 
Lodge K. of H., of Illinois, with 20 charter members. The 
membership is composed of some of the most prominent 
cit/.ens of Jerse^^ville and Jersey county. 

MUTUAL AID. 

Jerseyville Lodge, No. 87, Independent Order of Mutual 
Aid, was instituted and charter granted July 20, 1880, The 
charter members were as follows: R. P. Shackelford, Wm. 
Ford, Peter Uolan, Thomas A. Davis, Wm. E. Hibble, H. 
Z. Gill, Philip Block, John Mode, Henry Heller, Frank Hartz- 
en, David W. Zeller, Christian Harms, Joseph W. Van Cleve, 
John W. Vinson, John M. Waller, Chas. A. Edgar, Conrad 
Borger, Fredrick Hund, Fredrick Nagle, C. F. Hawkins, 
George W. Wolfe and G. W. Shafer. The first officers 
were: R. P. Shackelford, P. P.; Wm. Ford, Pres.; Peter 
Dolan, V. P.; T. A. Davis, R. S.; W. E. Hibble, F. S.; H. Z. 
Gill, Treasurer; J. M. Van Cleve, Chaplain; John Mode, I. G.; 



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Christian Harms, (). (t.; Fred Hartzen, Conductor; D. M . 
Zeller, Henry Heller and Philip Block, Trustees. 
ji':k.si:v\'ili.1': lodgI':, a, 1'\ & a. m. 

At a meeting- at the office of Dr. J. L. White, Sept, 19, 
1863, D'Arcy Lodge, U. D., A. F. & A. M., was organized, 
with the following officers: J. L. White, W. M.; John N. 
Squier, S. W.; Wm. B. Nevius, J. W. Others present at the 
meeting were: Milton Park, J. E. Van Pelt, N. Smith, S. 
Calhoun, B. F. Calhoun, J. B. Schroeder, Andrew Jackson. 

September 12, 18()4, the name of the Lodg^e was changed 
to the Jerseyvillc Lodg^e, and an application was made for a 
charter, which ^vas granted on October 5, 1864 The peti- 
tioners were: N, L, Adams, Charles N. Adams, W . W . 
Bailey, Charles H. Bowman, James Bringhurst, Edward Bo- 
hannan, A. Calhoun, B. F. Calhoun, P. D. Cheney, M. V, 
Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, John L. Lofton, Thos, Marshall, 
W. B. Nevius, John H, Onetto, Milton Park, W, H, Schroe- 
der, J. K. Van Pelt, J. L. White, W, H. Smith, besides sever- 
al others residing- in, and near Jerseyville. 

The Lodge was chartered as Jerseyville Lodge, No. 394, 
with J. L. White, W. M.; John N. Squier, S. W ,; Wm. B. 
Nevius, J. R. On the 12th of December, 18f)4, officers were, 
elected as follows: John L. White, W. M.; John N. Squier 
S. W.; J. B. Schroeder, J. W.; W. W. Bailey, Treasurer; 
Andrew Jackson, Secret;iry; Edward Bohannan. S. D.; B. F. 
Calhoun, J. D. 

In 1882, the Lodge purchased the third storv of the 
store building, then owned by J. C. Barr and A. W. Cross, 
at a consideration of SlSOd. They then raised the roof and 
i-eniodeled the same at an additional exi)ense of S18(»(>, so 
they have no\\- elegant apartments 24x110 feet in si;^e; the 
main lodge room being 24x()0 feet in dimensions. The Chap- 
ter rents the use of the aparments of the Blue Lodge. 

Return of .lerseyville. No. 3')4, A. F. & A, M., for the 
vear commencing July 1, 1<)00, and ending June 30, 1901. 

The stated comuuinications are held on Mondav. onor 



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before full moon in each month. The annual elections arc 
held on the stated meeting's in December of each year. The 
followino- are the present officers, installed on the 31st day 
of December, 19(11: 

Nicholas A. Grosjean, W. M.; William H. Catt, S. W.; 
Alex. C. Robb, J. W.; Isaac D. Snedeker, Secretary; Rev. S. 
Catt, Chaplain; Charles E. Miner, S. D.; L. P. Squier, J. D.; 
A. F. Pitt. 8. S,; C. A. Fales, J. S.; A. G. Erwin, Tyler. The 
present membership, in g-ood and regular standing, is S<). 

HICKOK'V GKOVIO CAI\IP, M. W. A. 

Hickory Grove Camp, IVIodern Woodmen of America, 
No. 442, was org-anized Nov. 28, 1887, with forty-two charter 
members. The following- were the first officers: J. K. Cad- 
wallader, V. C; J. B. Burley, W. A.; H. H. Brockman, Bank- 
er; Oscar Hill, Clerk; George Sturdevant, Escort; D. U. 
Zeller, Sentry; Dr. E. L. H. Barry, Physician; O. A. Sned- 
eker and C. R. Hutchison, managfers. 

The Camp meets reg^ularly on the second and fourth 
Monday nig-hts of each month in Odd Fellows' Hall. The 
present membership is 225. 

Following- are the officers for 1901: Wm. Rohacek, V. 
C; W. H. H. West, Sr., W. A.; H. H. Brockman, Banker; 
Oscar Hill, Clerk; F. M. Dashner, Escort; E. C. Brooks, 
Watchman; Henry Duelling-, Sentry; Dr. H. R. Gledhill, 
Physician; W. P. Corns, W. H.Coulthard, J. W. Becker, Man- 
agers; B. W. Akard, H. B. Hill, D. J. Murphy, Relief Com- 
mittee. 

A. STICICLMAN CAMP, M. W. A. 

A. Steelman Camp, M. W. A., No. 3410, was org-anized 
Nov. 25, 1895, with the following- persons as its first officers: 
W. P. Richards, V. C; Robert B. Shortal, W. A.; William 
Hanley, Banker; E. C. Sperling-, Clerk; Fred Schmidt, Jacob 
Wag-ner, H. C. Leak, Manag-ers; Dr. E. L. H. Barry, Physi- 
cian. The Camp has a membership of 135, and meets in a 
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Block, on the first and third l^'rida}' nig-hts of each month. 
Present officers: Joe A. Snodg"rass, V C; John A. 
Walker, W. A-; William Hanley, Banker: Ed. L. Derby, 
Clerk: Wm. Ballard, Escort; Charles W. Rudolph, watch- 
man; Albert Riley, sentr\^; Aaron Dodson, Philip Mode, 
Patrick Pursell, manag^ers; Dr. M. B. Titterington, physi- 
cian; .lames A. Bracy, chief forester: A' . H. Noble, Richard 
Flamm, Edward Pope, relief committee. 

KOYAL NraOHBOKS Ol'^ AMKRICA. 

Steelman Camp, Royal Neighbors of America, No. 146, 
was organized April 12, 1S95, with fifty-three charter mem- 
bers The camp has at present 80 members, and meets in 
the hall of A, Steelmam Camp, M. W . A. 

Present ofticers: Mrs. Maggie Akard, oracle: Miss Nel- 
lie Ford, vice-oracle; Mrs. Lena (iriggs, chancellor; Mrs. 
Emma Dodson, past oracle; Mrs, Charles H. Voorhees, re- 
ceiver; Mrs. Anna Snedeker, recorder; Mrs. Bertha Erwir, 
marshal; Mrs, Sophia Zeller, inside sentinel; Mrs. Susie 
Walker, outside sentinel: Mrs. Lottie Perrine, musician; Dr. 
Cordelia Enos and Dr. H, R. Gledhill, physicians; Mrs. A, 
Seago, Mrs, Jennie Miller, Mrs, Emma Wilcox, managers. 

LOWIC POST, NO. 295, G. A, K. 

Lowe Post, G, A. R., No, 295, held its first organized 
meeting Julv^, 18S3, and the following charter members were 
mustered in by commander John G. INIack, of Springfield, 
111.: H, C. Bull, J. H. Duffield, A. J. Osborne, John Powell, 
W. H. Coulthard, C. F. Cruser, S, P. Clendenen, O. H. Stur- 
dcvant, John E. Boynton, Charles Doerge, Wm. L. Rue, 
John H. Price, G, C. Cockrell, J. S. Malott, E. L. H. Barry, 
Stephen Catt, John Eraser, and Wm. F. Gambel. Officers 
were elected at the first meeting as follows: J. II. Duffield, 
P. C; A. J. Osborne, S. V. C; Chas. Doerge, J. V. C; J. S. 
Malott, Adjutant; W. tJ. Coulthard, Q, vl.; E. L. H. Barry, 
Surgeon; Rev. Stephen Catt, Chaplain; John Powell, O. D.; 
H. C. Bull, O. G.; N. C. Beaty, S. M.; G. H. Sturdevant Q. 
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The following- are the present officers in command, (IWl ): 
John Harg-raves, P. C; W. H. Houghtlin, S. V. C; Wm. Cook, 
J. V. C; J. H. Duffield, P. P. C; Rev. S. Catt, Chaplain; W, 
H,Colthard,O.M.;.T.H. Duffield, Adjutant; R. CGledhill ,Sur- 
g-eon; H. T. Hill, O. D.; Pat. Fit/patrick, O. G.; F. M, Dod- 
son, S. ]M.; Al IIug"hes, Q. M. S. Present membership, 33. 
Meet the 2nd and 4th Friday's of each month. 
\voi\iAx\s ki':lii<;i' corps. 
Woman's Relief Corps org^anized in Jerseyville, 111., Oct. 
25, 18S2, by Mrs. Josie Bailey, of East St. Louis, with 19 
charter members. The following- were the names of the 
charter officers: Mrs. Emma Everts, President; Mrs. Wal- 
ter Carlin, Sr. Vice President; Mrs. Ella Rue, Jr. Vice Pres- 
ident; Miss Ida Coulthard, treasurer; Mrs. N. C. Beatv, 
chaplain; Miss Eug^enia Carlin, conductor; Mrs W. H. Cook, 
g-uard; Miss Florence Everts, secretary. 

Motto : Charity, Loyalty, Fraternity. This org-aniza- 
tion has done much more charitable work than any person 
outside of the society is aware of. Since the Provident soci- 
ety ceased to exist, their work has been done by this 
Society. Able and benevolent women constitute the 
membership of this corps They indeed make their motto 
practical. In the treasurer's report, about $47 was g-iven to 
the deserving- poor during^ one quarter. Present officers 
are: Mrs. Sarah Squier, president; Mrs. Mary Cook, sr. 
vice president; Mrs. J. H. Duffield, jr. vice president; Mrs, 
Stephen Catt, chaplain; Mrs. Ella Rue, secretary; Mrs. Harry 
Houg-htiin, treasurer; Mrs. Hattie Dodson, conductor; Mrs. 
Nettie Purinton, g-uard. The color bearers are: Mrs. Clara 
Brooks, 1st color bearer; Mrs, Carrie Tack, 2nd color bearer; 
Mrs, John Christy, 3rd color bearer; Mrs. R. C. Gledhill, 
4th color bearer. The present membership is about 25. 
This society is worthy of a helping- hand always. 

MU'I UAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE. 

The Mutual Protective Leag-ue was org-anized in Jersey- 



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ville, 111., September 27, 1S98, by Georg-e A. Rowden, Deputy 
Vice President, with 70 charter members. Charter officers 
were: Eug-ene Hale, president; Samantha Wylder, vice presi- 
ent; W. II. Schroeder, secretary; Jacob Wag"ner, treas.; Rev. 
Wm. Kearns, chaplain. Meeting' in Chapman Hall every 1st 
and 3rd ^Phursday evening-s. Present membership, 140. 

WICSTICKX CATHOLIC UNION. 

I^he Western Catholic Union is a benevolent association 
for mutual protection and aid in time of need, sickness and 
death, to be called, St. Francis Xavier, No. 12, subject to the 
constitution of the supreme council of the W estern Catholic 
Union, permanently located at Ouinc}', 111., and in accordance 
with the provisions and regulations of the charter granted 
by the Central Union. The charter officers of this associa- 
tion were: John A. Shephard, president; Patrick Dunphy, 
vice president; Fred .1. Bertman, financial secretar}'; Nicho- 
las Wallace, secretary; John Sweeney, treasurer; John 
Jenning"s, Patrick Fahey, Robert Kinsella, John F. Bertman, 
James Flemming, trustees. 

This association was org'anized by Mr, Gatz at the Ca- 
tholic school house January 13, 1881. Mr. Gatz was presi- 
dent of the Western Catholic Union of Ouinc}', 111. The fol- 
lowing persons composed the charter members of the soci- 
ety: Patrick Dunphy, Robert Kinsella, Fred J, Bertman, 
John F. Bertman, Wm. H. R3?an, John Sweeney, Nicholas 
Wallace, John Jennings, James Gibl:)s, John A. Shephard, 
Patrick Fahey, James Flemming, John Flaherty. Officers 
for 1901 are as follows: John Dunphy, president; Edward 
Burns, vice president; Thomas A. Kraus, financial secre- 
tary; John C. Bertman, recording secretary; John C. Mc- 
Grath, treasurer. Rev. F. A. Marks, Thomas Costello, 
Mathew Welch, John Sweeney, Henry C. Maloney, trustees. 

JKRSEYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. 

"Its object is to procure closer social relations among its 
members, and to cultivate in them a keener desire for the 



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acquisition of kiiovvlcdg'c, to promote the interests of the 
city of Jersc3"ville, and to pay iltting- tribute to her system of 
free education/' 

*'Its officers shall be a president, a vice president, a sec- 
retary, treasurer, and board of directors. The association 
u'ill be composed of rcg^ular and honorary members. Hig-h 
school f^M'aduates are re^^-ular. and others not g^raduates, 
elected so bv a vote of two-thirds of the members of the soci- 
ety at any regular meeting-, are honorary members. They 
shall be exempt from dues, l)ut they shall have no voice in 
the assiciation, and shall not hold office.'' 

At the time of the incorporation of this association, it 
was the first of the kind incorporated in the State of Illinois. 
"IMie seal of this association shall consist of a circular im- 
pression, lettered on the margin as follows: "'^Fhe Jersey- 
ville Hig"h School Alumni Association; the inner circle to con- 
tain the following- words: 'Incorporated April 24, 1891,' with 
a desig-n of ihe lamp of knowledge. The asseciation shall 
liold regular meeting's on the third P^ridav in June of each 
year." 

In the last twenty-fours, (since 1878), there have been 
404 regular graduates from the Jerse3^ville High vSchool, 
averaging 1(> .S-() yearly, besides 27 graduate sin stenography, 
17 post graduates, and 10 miscellaneous, or classical g-radu- 
ates, 158 in all. For the past several years this association 
has given an entertainment course of a hig'h class. The an- 
nual reception and banquet given the g-raduating class is the 
great event of the year. 

rillO MOTHICHS' .SOCIKTV. 

The object of this society is to encourage every thing 
that aids in the happiness and usefulness of home life. 
Officers of this organization arc Mrs, Wm. Landon, Presi- 
dent; Mrs. Eugene Brooks, Secretarv. 

MONDAY MUSIC AT. CLUB. 

The Monday Musical Club was organized in the fall of 
18<)r). The first officers were as follows: Miss Elizabeth 



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Van Home, president; Mrs. Ilarrv S. Daniels, secretary and 
treasurer. Clul) meets every alternate Monday in each 
month. The object of the org-anization is to provide profit- 
able exercises of vocal and instrumental talent among- the 
members in the community, and to cultivate a taste for clas- 
sical music. The membership of the society consists of 
ladies, who are divided into 1?5 active, and 20 associate mem- 
bers. The present officers are: President, Mrs. Nellie 
Porter; vice president, Mrs. J. R. Colean; secretary and 
treasurer. Miss Juliet Both well; executive committee, Mrs. 
L, M. Cutting-, Mrs. A. H. Cochran, Miss Nellie Porter. 
Present membership, 4(». 

CLUBS AND o'l h1':k socii-rriios. 

Among the other clubs and societies are the following-: 
The Ladies' Tourist Club, the Bachelor Maids' Club, the 
Young- Married Women's Club, the Jerseyville Humane So- 
ciety, The Y. M. C. A. 

The Jerseyvlile Commercial Club was org-anized in 1901. 
It has nicely furnished rooms on the second floor of Odd Fel- 
lows' building-. 





GKOKGK D. T.OCKIC. 



Biographical Sketches. 



HON. GEOKGI': D, I.OCKi:. 

Was born in Jerseyville, Illinois, Octobei* 3, 1874. He is 
the only son of James A. and Anna M. (nee Wharton), Locke. 
He was educated in the public schools and Hig-h School of 
Jerseyville, 111. A g-raduate of Terre Haute, Indiana, Com- 
mercial CoUeg-e in the year 1891. For five years he clerked 
in the general of&ce of the Chicag-o, Peoria & St. Louis R. R. 
Co.; also holding the responsible position of station ag-ent in 
Jerseyville when but 17 years of agfe. 

He beg-an the study of law in the oftice of Chapman & 
Vaughn in Jerseyville, 111., February, 1894, and continued 
his law studies unil February, 1896, when he purchased a 
controlling interest in the Jerseyville Electric Lig-ht, Gas 
and Power Co., and was the secretary, treasurer,and g-eneral 
manag-er of the companv until July 1, 1900, when he sold the 
entire plant to Rosenthal & Ford of St. Louis, Mo. He is 
now the junior member of the Investment Banking-, and Ab- 
stract firm t)f Chapman & Locke, 

He was elected Mayor of the city of Jersevville on the 
Democratic ticket, April 16, 1901, 1)y a majority of 317, being- 
the larg-est majority ever given a candidate for the office in 
Jerseyville. Besides, he is the young-est man ever elected to 
this office, being- only 26 years old. He is also secretary of 
the Board of Education. 

On August 15, 1894, he was married to Miss Mabel 
(t. P. Post, daughter of Caleb A. Post and Mag-g-ie M, (nee 
Murray), Post. The fruits of this union are two sons — Arch- 
ibald and Lucieii. 



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HON. JOHN NKLSON lONGI.ISH, 

H(in. John Nelson Eng-lish was born in Henry county, 
KentLickv, March 31, 1810. He was the eldest sonof Thomas 
and Alia Kng-lish, who were the parents of twelve children. 
Their ancestors were Irish and German. Mr. Eng-lish's 
lather was a native of Maryland, his mother, of Pennsylvania. 
Mr. Kng-lish 's mother was a daughter of Jonathan Cooper, a 
half sister of Capt. Jonathan Eng-lish Cooper, so well and 
favorablv known in Jersey county. 

l^'or half a centurv Mr. Eng-lish took a prominent and 
leading- part in the ])ult]ic affairs of Jersey county. Became 
to the present limits of Jersey countv with his parents when 
he was IS vears old, in 1S25, and remained here continuously 
to his death. Mr. Knglish received his early education in 
the schools of Washingtcm and Jersey counties 

At the breakingout of the Black Hawk war of 1831, he en- 
listed in Capt. t'arlin's company of mounted volunteers, and 
was mustered in at CarroUton, UK, and immediately started 
iui a march to Rock Island, where the treaty with the Indians 
was soon afterwards made, when he returned home, and in 
1832, enlisted in Capt. Patterson's company and participated 
in the battles of Wisconsin and Bad Ax. After treaty was 
made and peace restored, he was honora])ly dischag-ed. Af- 
ter returning- home, Mr. English spent the next summer 
with D. A. Spalding-, government surveyor, in surveying- the 
lands around Lake Michig-an. He assisted in surveying- the 
land, in 1833, where now stands the city of Chicag^o, making- 
his headquarters in old Fort Dearl)orn. on Dearborn street. 
He told many very interesting, amusing and thrilling- stories 
of those early days. He once stood where now stands Will 
Hanley's meat market and killed a deer that chanced to be 
g-alloping- by. He raised a larg-e crop of corn where now 
stands the court house, about 15 acres, all west of the "In 
dian trail," what we now call State street. 

He rode on horse-back all over what is now Jersey coun- 
ty with a petition for signers to set off Jersey county, which 



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was then a part of CirceiiL' ci)unt\ , and alter he had secured 
sufficient petitioners, he rode on horse-back to the C'ai)ital of 
the State, then at Vandalia, 111., when Jersey county was 
cut oif from (ireene county. I am not saying- too much when 
1 say, that for the first 50 years of Jersey county's existence, 
there was not a man in it who did so much for the county 
and the people in it, as J. N. Kng-lish. In Aug-^st, 1889, the 
old settlers of the county met in the court house yard and 
celebrated the semi-centennial of Jersey county's existence. 
On that day a picture of 29 of the old settlers was taken, l)ut 
Mr. Eng"lish had passed beyond before that dav, thus no- 
body points out his face in the g-roup. It would be bit a 
fitting" tribute, if the citi;^ens of Jersey county now living- 
would erect a monument to his memory just inside the 
court house 3^ard. 

In the summer of 1834, at the ag-e of 24 j^ears, he pur- 
chased a farm in Jersey county, four miles southwest of Jer- 
sey ville, which he beg-an at once to improve. He was the first 
elected sheriff of Jersey county. 

On December, 1840, when he was at the of 30 years, he 
was married to Miss Elizabeth Belt,a daug-hter of Horatio W. 
Belt, a pioneer of Jersey county. Fruits of this union were 
four sons — Thomas, Lloyd, John N. and R. E. Engflish. 
When his of office as sheriff expired, he, in company with 
Messrs. Mag"ee & Terry, erected a steam g-rist and saw mill 
five miles west of Jerseyville. 

They carried it on about two years, when they 
sold it. He next went to steam boating- on the river, with 
the rank of mate. He followed the river for two years, 
when he came homeand boug-hta farm five miles west of Jer- 
seyville, in what is now known as Eng-lish township. Reset- 
tled on it in the fall of 1847, since which date most of his time 
was spent in ag-ricultural pursuits, stock raising-, from 
which he made a competency 

In the fall of 1860, Mr, Eng-lish was elected to the Leg-is- 
lature of Illinois from Jersey and Calhoun counties. He was 



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re-elected after the expiration of his first term b)' a large 
majority, filling- the position with honor to himself and satis- 
faction to his constituents. 

Politicall3% Mr. English was a strong supporter of the 
Democratic party, .^t most Senatorial, Congressional and 
State conventions he was a delegate from Jersey county. 

In November, 1867, he moved to a farm one-halt mile 
west of the court house where he spent the remainder of 
his days. On January 5, 1872, Mrs. English, after a long 
and lingering- illness, died, leaving a husband and three sons 
to mourn their loss — Lloyd, John N., and R. B. In October, 
1873, Mr. English married Catherine C. Silsby, the widow of 
-Tohn Silsby, of Jersey county. 

Mr. English died at his home near Jerseyville, 111., sur- 
rounded by many friends and relatives, August 25, 1880, at 
the age of 78 years, 5 months and 15 days. Thus closed a 
long and useful life. 

KDWARD AUGUS'lUS d'aRCV. 

Edward Augustus D'Arcy was born in Hanover, Morris 
county. New Jersey, April 15, 1796. His father, John D'- 
Arcy, was a phvsician of eminent standing prior to the Revo- 
lution, in which war he was surgeon of the 1st New Jersey 
Regiment, until appointed a member of General Washing- 
ton's household. Dr. John D'Arcy married Phoebe Jt)hnes, 
daughter of a Presbyterian minister of Morristown, New 
Jersey, Edward being one of theii- three children. His edu- 
cation was gotten from the Morristown schools, and Univer- 
sity of New York. He graduated fr<Mn the New York Hos- 
pital April 4, 1817, and entered practice when ?.l years of 
age. 

On October 22, 1821, he married Mary McEowen of 
Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Ann Caroline and Catherine 
M. were the only children. Ann Caroline became the wife 
of Hon. Fredric H. Teese of Newark, New Jersey, both now 
dead, leaving two daughters, Mary M. and Catherine M., 
neither of whom are married, Catherine M. became the 




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During- the many years that he filled the office of police 
mag-istrate, important cases gfrowing- out of the early anti- 
license struggle were frequently coming up in his court, and 
while the nature of these cases was such as to arouse the 
bitterest feeling-s of the contending- factions, his decisions 
on points of law and on the merits ot cases, submitted to the 
court, were such as to convince thoughtful men on both 
sides, that he always acted conscientiousl}'^ and most fre- 
qently, justly; so careful was he in this respect that it be- 
came the pride of his later years that not one of the numer- 
ous decisions rendered by him and taken upon appeal to the 
higher courts, has been reversed. Though somewhat gruff 
and positive in his address and manner of conversation, he 
was beneath all this, genial and sympathetic. It was not dif- 
ficult to arouse his kindlier feelings, and to convince all that 
the best characteristics of the man were below the surface. 

CAROLINE PICKETT, (CHENEY). 

Caroline Pickett was born Nov. 25, 1812, in Addison, Ver- 
mont. Gilead Pickett, her father, departed this life in 1816. 
She removed with her mother's family to Stockton, Chautau- 
qua county, New York, in 1831, where she was united in mar- 
riage with Murray Cheney, July 7, 1835. In October, 1836, 
she came to Jerseyville with her husband and infant child, 
Prentiss D. Chene}^ where she resided until 1858, when she 
removed with her family to Sangamon county, Illinois, resid- 
ing there until October, 1S61. She then removed with her 
husband to Virden, 111., where she now resides. 

Nine children have been born to her, eight of them be- 
ing born in Jerseyville. Of this number, five are now living-. 
She is the mother of the first child born in what was then 
the corporate limits of Jerseyville; she was closely identified 
with the earliest history ofthis city. Herfirsthome here was 
in part of what is now the Northern Hotel on Main street, 
built in 1836 by Stephen Herren, the other parts of the house 
being occupied by Horace Landon and family, Capt. John M. 
Smith, then not married, and other young men, pioneers of 




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this new frontier. She is now, at 89 3'ears of ag"e, a woman 
of remarkable vitality in mind and memor}', as well as busi- 
ness ability, and retains the entire manag"ement and control 
of her own and her husband's estate, which has never been 
distributed and is considerable, under the provisions of the 
will of her husband, and in accordance with her own ideas. 

PKKNTISS DANA CHEXICY. 

Prentiss Dana Cheney was born Aug-ust 2, lS2(),in Stock- 
ton, Chautauqua county, N. Y. He died July 3, 19U0, at his 
residence in Jerseyville. The family removed from Stock- 
ton to .'erseyville when Prentiss was an infant, not then six 
months' old. He acquired his early education in the com- 
mon schools of Jerseyville. His first business experience 
beg^an at the ag^e of fifteen, being with Thos, L. MGill, re- 
corder of Jersey county, and a large quantit}' of the early 
records will be found in the hand-writing of Mr. 
Cheney, His next experience was as ])ook-keeper with 
Alexander L. Morean, in the g^eneral merchandise business 
in Jerse3^ville. After this, he was with the banking- house of 
Chesnut, Blackburn & Du Bois. at Carlinville, 111. Subse- 
quently Mr. Blackburn removed to Jerseyville and engaged 
in banking-, retaining- Mr Cheney as chief man. 

On the 6th of July, 1859, Mr. Cheney was united in mar- 
riage with Catherine M. D'Arcy, daug-hter of the late Ed- 
ward D'Arcy, in Jerseyville. Very soon after his marriag-e, 
the Banking- House of D'Arcy, Teese & Cheney was opened 
in Jerse3'ville. Later, the name of Teese was withdrawn 
and the firm of D'Arcy & Cheney continued the business for 
a number ol years after the death of the senior member, 
Mr. Cheney then formed a copartnership with the late B}^- 
ron Murray and with him did a Banking- and Brokerag-e bus- 
iness, at 27 Wall street, in the city of New York. From 
this copartnership he subsequently withdrew and retired to 
Jerseyville. He leaves one son. Dr. Alexander M. Cheney, 
having- buried three children in their infancy. His wife, 
Catherine M. Cheney, died April 23, 1877, in Florida, whither 



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she had "fone lor her health. Some ten years later he 
married Mrs. Annette Hijj-bee. 

The subject of this sketch was a man who took g-reat de- 
lig-ht in the study of the law, and in numerous cases of his 
own, althoug-h never acting- as his own attorney, he was in- 
dustrious and vigilant in the preparation of cases, frequently 
himself preparing the brief for submission to the court. 
This quality caui-ed ,the appellation of "Judge" to attach to 
liis name for many years prior to his death. 

Prior to the adoption of township org-anization in Jersey 
county, lie was a member of the Board of County Commis- 
sioners, acting- several terms as chairman of that Board. 
Afterwards, he was a prominent member of the Jersey 
County Board of Supervisors, and was chairiraii of that 
body during the time of the erecting of the new court house, 
and together with other members of the Board and officers of 
the county, took pleasure in devoting; time and labor in fur- 
nishing- to the countv the beautiful and convenient buildings 
now an ornament to Jersey ville, and a pride of all citizens, and 
it is worthy of remark that it was built at the least possible 
cost to the tax pa3'ers. Judg-e Cheney was a man with many 
friends. His acquaintance outside of his home city was ex- 
tensive, and a larg-e number of these friends, with his family 
and neighbors, were in attendance at his funeral, which oc- 
curred at his residence here on July 5, 1900. The remams 
were deposited in Oak Grove cemetery, the burial place of a 
g"reat number of the departed from the community in which 
almost his entire life was passed, "Requiescat in pace." 

Gir.lOAD p. CHICXKV. 

Gilead Pickett Cheney was born in Jerseyville, then in 
Greene county, 111., March 24, 1S.38. lie was married to 
Emily Caroline Plowman, tlaughter of Hon, Jonathan and 
Elizabeth Crull Plowman, May I, 1861, at the residence of 
her father in Sang"amon county, 111., by Rev. Wm. I> Tarbet. 
Mr. Chenev removed from Jersevville to Sang-amon countv 




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in 1.S58, where, and in Virden, 111., he resided until 1880, 
when he removed with his taraily to Denver, Colorado, where, 
and in the near vicinity, he and all his family now reside. 

There have been born to him four children, and one 
""rand-child, all of whom are now living-. He is the oldest 
native of Jersevville, being- the first child born here. The 
house in which he was born was built by his father, Murray 
Cheney, in 1837, and stands on Lot 6, Block 4, original town, 
at the northeast corner of Lafayette and Pine streets. The 
town was named .Ferseyville in 1S34, was incorporated in 1837, 
and included only 80 acres, which extended from out-lot 13, 
on the north, to Carpenter street on the south, one-half mile 
long- from north to south, by one-fourth mile wide from east 
to west. .Tersey county was cut off from Greene, formed 
and org-anized in 183'). 

MHS. G. P. chi':ni-:v. 

Emily Caroline Plowman, daughter of Hon. Jonathan 
and Elizabeth Crull Plowman, was born December 14, 1841, 
near Rosedale, in Jersey county. 111. She came with her pa- 
rents to Jerseyville in 1847, where she resided until 185^, 
when she removed with her parents to Sang-amon county, 
111. She was united in marriage with Gilead P. Cheney, 
May 1, 1861, at the residence of her father in Sangamon 
county, by Rev. Wm L. Tarbet. She lived in Sang-amon 
county and in Virden until December, 1880, when she re- 
moved \vith her family to Denver, Colorado. She has four 
children, all of whom are now living-. Three sons, Charles 
M., Henry R., and Jonathan P., and one daug-hter. Mary Car- 
oline, who wa^ married to Edgar N. Green, of .lacksouvilie. 
111., December 4, 1886. T'hey have one child. Norma Car- 
oline, born July 4, 1890, in Denver. Mrs Cheney united with 
the Baptist church in Jerseyville, and was baptized in the 
old church the evening- of February 1(1. 18.=i3, by Rev. Jestus 
Hulkley, the pastor. She still, with husband, maintains her 
membership, they being- now members of the lirst Baptist 
church of Denver, where, and in the near vicinity, she and all 
her family now reside. 



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HON. JONATHAN PLOWMAN. 

Hon. Jonathan Plowman was born near Somerset, Pa., 
February 26, 1818, and died at Virden, 111., Feb. 19, 1900. 

In the fall of 1838, he went to Ohio, where he taug-ht 
school for six months. He then came to Jersey county and 
beg-an teaching school in March, 1839, about six miles south 
of Jerseyville. He cast his first vote here, which was upon 
the question of org-anizing- Jersey county. 

In 1849 he entered about 1,000 acres of land in Macou- 
pin county, and in 1858 moved and settled upon it, about four 
and one-half miles west of Virden. He remained on the 
farm unil 1863, when he removed to Virden and engag^ed in 
the dry g-oods business in partnership with Robert Buckles 
for about three 3^ears, when the firm was dissolved, and he 
entered into business with his son-in-law, G. P. Cheney, 
which firm, G. P. Cheney & Co., continued for a considerable 
number of years. He retired from active business about 30 
years before his death. 

Mr. Plowman was twice married. His first marriag^e 
was to Elizabeth Crull, in what is now Rosedale township, 
in Jersey county, March 4, 1841. She died April 28, 1845. 
By this marriage two children were born, Emily C, now 
Mrs G. P. Cheney, and Charles C. His second marriag-e 
occurred Nov. 24, 1846, when he was united to Rachel Crull, 
a sister of his former wife, and who died June 6, 1895, in 
Virden. Eight children were born of this union, of whom 
five are now living-. 

Mr. Plowman removed from Rosedale to Jerseyville in 
1847, He served three terms as sheriff before moving- to 
Virden, where also two other ex-sheriffs of Jerse}' county 
went to live, Capt. Murray Cheney and Pompey Silloway, 
both of whom died there several 3'ears ag-o. In 1872, Mr. 
Plowman was elected as the minority member of the Leg-is- 
lature from this senatorial district and served until 1874, in 
the 28th General Assembly of the State of Illinois. He also 
served some time as member of the Macoupin County Board 



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DR. A. M. CHENEY. 



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of Supervisors. In politics he was an active and enthusiastic 
Repuhlican, cordially supporting- the principles and nom- 
inees of that party. During the many years of his active 
life, before the infirmities of ag-e and failing- health interfer- 
ed, he was a careful and painstaking- student of all the im- 
portant political questions current in national and local pol- 
itics, and few, if any, in his community could g-ive as log-ical 
reasons for political belief, or as useful and helpful advice as 
he, and not only in politics, but in relig-ion, law, and moral 
and social ethics; also, he was a profound thinker, and a com- 
petent and safe advisor. Those who were his neig-hbors, 
friends and associates, tog-ether with his own famil)^ will 
loyally cherish his memory, as he lies at rest, fulfilling- the 
Divine law, "Earth to earth, and dust to dust." 

CAPTAIN JONATHAN 1-:. COOPEB. 

Captain Jonathan K. Cooper was born near New Castle, 
Henry county, Kentucky, January 5, 1807. His father was 
Jonathan Cooper, a native of Maryland, and one of the early 
settlers of Kentucky, who, with Daniel Boone, frequently 
hunted the Indians. He was also a soldier of the Revolu- 
tionary war. 

He moved from Kentucky to Illinois in 1835, and settled 
on a farm four miles southwest of Jerseyville where he lived 
until his death, which occurred Aug-ust, 1845, at the ripe old 
ag-e of 89 3'ears. His wife survived him nine years, dying- jn 
1854. Captain Cooper received his education in the schools 
of his native state. He remained at home with his father 
unil he reached the ag-e of 23 years, when, in November, 1829, 
after a horse-back trip of 13 days, landed within the present 
limits of Jersey county. He spent the first winter here in 
Illinois, clerking- in the store of his uncle, Linsey N. Eng- 
lish, of Carrollton, 111. The next year he worked on a farm. 
At the breaking-out of the Black Hawk war he enlisted in Cap. 
Carlin's (afterwards Gov. Carlin) company: was selected as 
orderly serg-eant, and served one year under Capt Carlin. 



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The next vear, 1832, he served in Capt. Patterson's compa- 
ny, and a portion of the year was detailed as quartermaster. 
He took part in the battles of Prairie du Chien and Missis- 
sippi, and after peace was declared, received an honorable 
discharge. He was commissioned Captain of State Militia 
by Gov. Reynolds in 1832 

May 19, 1836, he was married to Mrs. Miriam F\ Turner, 
(nee French), daugfhter of Nicholas and Anna French. She 
was born in Rocking-ham county. New Hampshire, in 1798. 
She was one of the best women that ever came to this coun- 
try. She died in June, 1873. They reared two children to 
manhood and womanhood — Rev. Marshall M. Cooper, a Pres- 
byterian minister, and Miss Mary Spang"le, who married 
Nicholas Massey, and who died in 1900, in Colorado. 

December 3, 1879, he was married to Mrs. Sarah John- 
son, who survived him sixteen weeks, dying- February 19, 
1896. Relig-iously, . Capt. Cooper and wife were Baptists 
and united with that church at Kane. Greene county, in 1839. 
They transferred their membership to Jerseyville Baptist 
church when it was org"anized, Sept. 5, 1841, and were 
among" its charter members unto their death. At the org-an- 
ization of this church he was ordained deacon and remained 
so to his death. 

Deacon Cooper was a noble hearted man and strict integ^- 
rity marked all his dealing's. He took g-reat interest in 
chronicling" events of the early history of Jersey count}', and 
was the best historian in the county. During" his last days 
he became very helpless, losing" his speech entirely for two 
and one-half years, besides throug"h the disease of "creeping" 
paralysis" he became almost helpless. During" all this time 
he was very patient and g"ood natured. He died Oct. 5, 1895, 
at the ripe age of 88 years and 9 months. 

NATHANIi;!, MIXIOK, 

Nathaniel Miner was born near Old Grown Point, N. Y., 
Januarv 1, 1801. He was the fourth child of William and 




C'iipt. J. K. Cooper. 



Nathaniel Miner. 




William IMttniaii. 



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Prudence Miner. When he was one year old his parents 
moved to Bridgeport, Vermont, where he made his home un- 
til he was 33 years old. He received his early education in 
the schools of Bridg-eport. 

In October, 1832, he came to the present limits of Jersey 
county, and in 1833 entered a quarter section of land in sec- 
tion 19, about l!2 miles west of Jersey ville, where he 
lived for hi years, until his death. Mr. Miner assisted in 
raising- the first frame building- in Jerseyville, the present 
site of Harry Hill's Clothing- and Furnishing- House. Aug- 
ust 3, 1834, he was married to Miss Louisa Jackson, daug-h- 
ter of Aaron Jackson, a native of Vermont. Mr. Jackson 
and family were formerly from ^Addison county, Vermont. 
The fruits of this union were seven sons: Edward, of Car- 
roUton, 111.; Charles E., for a long- time clerk at the Commer- 
cial Hotel, Jerseyville; Aaron J,, farmer of Calhoun county; 
Lorenzo J., who died of a wound received at the battle of 
Murfreesboroug-h, Tennessee, who was first lieutenant of 
Co. C, of the 61st Inf. 111. Vol.; Darwin C; Georg-e W., the 
young-est, who still resides on the old home place. Mrs, 
Miner died Aug-. 22, 1869. 

In 1872, Mr. Miner was married to Mary J. Ingfeis, a 
native of New Hampshire. In 1842, Mr. and Mrs. Miner iden- 
tified themselves with the First Baptist church of Jersey- 
ville. Mr. Miner was the first constable elected after the or- 
g-anization of Jersey county. On May 22, 1894, his second 
wife died at their home, 1'2 miles west of Jerseyville. Mr. 
Miner was a practical farmer until his death. He died at 
his country home where he had resided for 61 years, Decem- 
ber 13, 1894. Mr. Miner was a g-ood man and enjoyed the 
confidence and respect of all who knew him. 

DAVID G. WVCKOKK. 

David G, Wyckoff was born in Blenheim, Schoharie 
county, N. Y., May 5, 1812. When but a boy, at the ag-e of 
14 years, he left the parental home and went to New York 



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City, where he learned the tailor's trade. In 1833, he was 
married to Miss Phoebe Eliza Bonnell, a native of New York 
City, the marriage taking- place in Newark, N, J. 

In 1837 he came to Illinois and settled in Delhi, Jersey 
county, where he followed his trade until 1840, at which 
time he came to Jerseyville, where he continuously pursued 
his trade as merchant tailor for 9 years, until 1849. At this 
date he established a general mercantile business by form- 
ing a partnership with John E. Rundle, but inl850 he became 
sole proprietor and so continued until October, 1865, when 
his son Horatio N. Wyckoff became his partner, after which 
time the firm name was known as D. G. & H. N. Wyckoff. 

They carried a full line of Dr}^ Goods, Boots and Shoes, 
The present building erected in 1871, is the third erected on 
the same lot where he first located in 1843. Mrs. VV'yckofF 
died in 1851, leaving six children, Catherine E., Horatio N,, 
Mary A., George E., Cornelia J., and Francis E. At his 
death, it was said, he was the oldest merchant in the state of 
IlUinois. He came to Jerseyville when there were but few 
dwellings, and he watched with interest the continued 
growth of the city for fifty years. He died at his home in 
Jerseyville, surrounded by children and friends, Sunday 
mornmg, Nov. 20, 1892. 

HON. WILLIAM SHEPHAKD. 

Hon. William Shephard was born in Markington, York- 
shire, England, August 10, 1816. He came to this country 
with his father, Wm. Shephard, when but 16 years old, 
landing in New York, June 1832, and settling first at Tren- 
ton, N. J. His early occupation was as a shoemaker, but he 
soon turned his attention to canal and railroad enterprises. 
He first began as a day laborer on the Raritan canal in New 
Jersey. He soon became a contractor on a limited scale, 
and removed to Lancaster, Pcnn,, where he remained about 
three years, when he built the tunnel on the Harrisburg and 
Lancaster road. 

In the spring of 1838 he moved west and located in St. 




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Louis, where he clerked in a livery stable for a short time. 
In the fall of 1838 he moved to Coles county, 111., where soon 
after he became a contractor under the State Internal im- 
provement system on the Central Branch R. R., now a part 
of the Big- Four system. His partners in this enterprise 
were Richard Johnson and David Dunsdon, both Eng-lishmen 
and pioneers of Jersey county, His next contract was the 
Grafton Bluff excavation preparator}'^ to making- of it a 
county road. This was a contract under the United States 
Government. 

In 1840, Mr. Shephard was married to Miss Anna Ma- 
ria Gross of Dauphin county, Penn. She was the daughter 
of Adam and Elizabeth Gross. The fruits of this union 
were nine children, five of whom are now living. Wm, V., 
the oldest son, died Feb. 15, 1875, in the 31st vear of his age. 
The third son, Francis B., died in St. Louis while attending 
law school, April 28, 1876, in the 24th year of his age, He 
was a graduate of Notre Dame University, Ind., and also a 
graduate of the Polytechic Institute, Troy, N. Y., and was 
a young man of much promise. 

Mr. Shephard in 1847 engaged in the mercantile business 
in Grafton where he continued until 1852, when he took a 
contract in connection with the building of the Missouri- 
Pacific R. R. He was an original incorpoartor, and was for 
many years President of the Jacksonville, St. Louis & Chi- 
cag"0 R. R., and built the Louisiana Branch of that road, and 
also an extension of that road from Dwight to Streator. Mr. 
Shephard was elected State Senator from the district com- 
posed of the counties of Greene, Pike, Scott, Calhoun and 
Jersey, in 1866, by the Democratic partvs and was re-elected 
in 1870, but resigned in 1871. 

In 1866, he established a private banking- house in Jer- 
seyville. 111., which he conducted successfully nine years, 
when he sold out in June 1875. In 1871 he took large con- 
tracts of R. R. building in Texas, in company with Col. J. A, 
Henrv, of Joliet, and J. J. Mitchell, of St. Louis, where they 



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built :•>{)() miles of the Houston & Cireat Northern K, R.. It is 
due him lor the writer to say, who has known Mr. Shephard 
since he first came to Illinois, he was a "gentleman of rare in- 
tellectual endowments, sound judg-ment, honest convictions 
of rio^ht and wrong-, having" the confidence of all who knew 
him best, which made him an eminently successful l)usin- 
ess man. He resided in Jerseyville for 36 years. 

He was always a devoted member of the Catholic church 
and the first Catholic service ever held in Jersey county was 
held in his house. He amassed a fortune of $30t>,U0U. He 
died at his home in Jerseyville, 111., surrounded by wife, 
children and friends, August 12, 1875. Mrs. Shephard also 
died at the same home March 1!^, 1890, surrounded by 
children, g-rand-children, and a host of sympathizing" friends. 

HON. GEORGK E. WAKRKN. 

Hon. George E. Warren was born at Worthing-ton, 
P^ranklin county, Ohio, Aug". 16, 1817. His father was Dr. 
Thomas Warren, who was a physician by profession, a na- 
tive of New Hampshire, and lineally descended from the 
Puritans, His g"rand-father, Mr. De Wolfe, was the owner 
of the noted priv^ateer "Yankee" that fig-ured larg"ely in the 
war of 1812. Mr. Warren's mother died in Bristol, R. I., in 
1829, while his father died at the home of his son, Georg"e E. 
Warren, near Jerseyville, in 1853. 

In 1835, Dr. Warren with his three children, a daughter, 
Mary A., and two sons, came west and settled in Alton, 111. 
He entered considerable land within the limits of Jersey 
county. Mr. Warren had very g"ood early advantag"es for an 
education. At the early ag"e of 14 years he entered Brown 
University, at Providence, R I., where he remained four 
years, taking" a classical course up to the middle of his sen- 
ior year. After his removal with his father to Illinois, ho be- 
g"an the study of law in the office of Judg"e Woodson & Hodges 
of Carroll ton. 111. While he was thus studying" law, he re- 
ceived much insight into the execution of law, by assisting" 
M. O, Bledsoe, clerk of Ixith circuit and countv commission- 





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ers' courts, ^^liis very close application somewhat impair- 
ed his health, that in the spring- of 1837 he visited his former 
home and friends in Rhode Island for rest and recuperation. 

On Aug-ust l(>, 1837, he was married to Miss Harriette 
S. Allen, daug-hter of S. S. Allen, collector of the port of 
Bristol. He returned west with his wife and settled at Al- 
ton in the spring- of 1838. He passed his examinations and 
was admitted to the bar to practice in all the courts, in 1839. 
In 1840, he moved with his family to a larg-e farm near Jer- 
seyville, purchased by his father, with money left him b\' 
his g-rand-father, De Wolfe. In 1841 he was elected Justice 
and held that office continuously until 1849, when he was 
elected county Judg-e as the Whig- candidate, which office he 
held until 1857, 

In January, 1862, be opened a law office in partnership 
with his son-in-law% Hon. W. H. Pog-ue, and was appointed 
United StatescommissionerDec. 12, 1866, under Johnson's, ad- 
ministration. During- the war of the rebellion Judg-e War- 
ren was a firm and loyal supporter of the union cause. Few 
men in Jerse}^ county exerted a more salutary influence for 
loyalty over the people of Jersey county, than did Judg-e 
Warren. In 1863, he received the appointment of enrolling- 
officer. 

At the early ag-e of 16 years he united with the Prot- 
estant Episcopal church, but upon coming- to Jerseyville, 
there being- no church of that denomination, he united with 
the Presbyterian church in 1852. On January 4, 1866, he was 
ordained elder, which sacred office he held to the day of his 
death, Judg-e Warren was g-reatly blessed with an intelli- 
g-ent and devoted wife, and the fruits of their union were 
nine children: Martha D. W., who became the wife of Dr. 
Geo. D. Miles; Mary A., who became the wife of Judg-e Wm. 
H. Pog-ue; (ieorg-e E., who died at the age of four years; 
Harrette S., who became the wife of Henry (\ Lovell, who 
was clerk in the United States Treasury' Department at 
VVashino-ton, 1). C; Charles D., a farmer: Mark A., of the 



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firm of M.A.Warren & Co.; Georg-e E,, President of the 
Warren-Wiseman Dry Goods Co., of Jerseyville; Anna, the 
wife of Robert S. Powel, a prominent farmer; and Frank, 
yet sing-le 

Judge Warren was elected to the 31st General Assembly 
which convened January 8, 1879, and served two years. 
He was elected Mayor of the city of Jerseyville in 1875, and 
served one term of one year. Judge Warren was three 
times elected by Alton Presbytery a commissioner to the 
General Assembly of the Presbyterian church of the United 
States, in 1883, at Saratoga, N. Y., and in 1888 at Philadel- 
phia, Penn. He died at his home, with wife and children, 
in the midst of friends and acquaintances, after a long- and 
useful life, an ornament to society, a blessing to the world, 
andaglory to the church of JesusChrist. Hefelllike a shock 
of corn fully ripe, at the ripe old age of 74 years, 4 months 
and 7 days. 

HUGH N. CROSS, 

Hugh N. Cross was born in Somerset county, N. J., 
Dec. 9, 1817, His father's name was John L. Cross and him- 
self and wife were of Scotch-Irish extraction. 

At the age 6f 18 years he came with his parents to Jer- 
sey county, 111., and settled on a farm three miles southesst 
of Jerseyville, now occupied by Martin L. Beatty, his father 
being 70 years old at this time. In 1850, at the advanced age 
of 82 years, his father died, his wife's death occurring- in 
1848, some two years previous. They both died at the above 
country home. 

H. N. Cross received his early education in the common 
schools of his state, obtaining a good education for one in 
those times. 

He was married to Miss Antoinette Van Home, daught- 
er of Col. Elijah and Polly (Wyckoff ), Van Home, who were 
natives of New York, though among the early pioneers of 
this county, coming here in 1833. Mrs. Cross was bom in 
Schoharie county, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1823. The fruits of this 




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union were live children: Andrew Wilson, Mary N., the de- 
ceased wife of Maj. Walter E. Carlin, who died March 30, 
1880, at the asfe of 32 years: Helen, deceased, Kdward and 
Leslie. 

Mr. Cross beg"an life by no means a rich man, ])ut bv 
wisely planning" and vigorously executing- those plans, he be- 
came one of the wealthiest farmers in Jersey county. In 
1866 he formed a partnership with Geo. R. Swallow, and 
opened an extensive banking- house on South Main street, 
Jerseyville, 111, In 1872 this tirm was dissolved and was suc- 
ceeded by H. N. Cross, A. ^V. Cross, and W. K. Carlin, un- 
der the firm name of Cross, Carlin & Co. 

HON. DAVID 10. BIOATV. 

Hon. David E. Beatv was born in Butler county, Ohio, 
February 4, 1812. He was the oldest child of Nenian and 
Jane Beaty, who were farmers, the former dying- in 1838, his 
wife surving- him 19 years, until 1857. Mr. Beaty chose the 
occupation of his father for his own, and spent his life on a 
farm. He received his early education in the common 
schools of his county, which were somewhat limited, 
l:)ut having- a thirst for knowledg-eand by patient and constant 
study, acquired an education which prepared him for many 
useful positions which he creditably filled in after years. 

February 5, 1833, he was married to Miss Anna Elizabeth 
Ross, daug-hter of Amos and Lydia Ross, of Butler county, 
Ohio. Of this union there were born six children, three of 
whom survive, namely Nenian C. of St. Louis, Mo.; Amos, 
now livings in Dakota; and Mrs. Kate Burriss, of Atlanta, Oa. 
Shortly after his marriag-e he moved to Fayette county, Ind.. 
where he boug-ht a farm, and two of his children were born 
there. In 1839 he sold this farm and returned to his native 
county and boug-ht another farm. Here he lived until Janu- 
ary, 1859, when he ag-ain sold out and removed to Jersev 
county, 111., and purchsed the farm, known as the Mound 
Farm, three miles southwest of Jerseyville, where he spent 
the remainder of his life with the exception of about a year 



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he lived in Jerse yville. Mrs. Beaty died Jan. 9, 1868, and her 
death cast a g-lrx)m over the hitherto peaceful and happy 
home. 

On July 5, 1870, Mr. Beaty ag^ain married, his sec<md 

wife being^ Miss Harriet M. Henderson, a native of Xew 
Hampshire. By this union one son was born, David K. 
Beaty. jr., who still lives with his mother in Jerseyville. 

Mr. Beaty was active in furthering- every movement 
which he calculated would advance the interests of the far- 
m.er. as well as that of the working-man, and of the com- 
munity in which he lived. The most prominent of these was 
the ".fersev County Fair Association." established in 186s. 
of which he was the tirst president. As a brave and linal 
citizen, Mr. Beaty stood in the front ranks. During- the war. 
when life and property were in constant dang-er, Mr. Beaty 
was one of six men whom the loyal people of Jerseyville chose, 
and formed them into a "Committe of Protection." and were 
successful in arresting- and bring-ing to justice some of the 
most desperate murderers of those troublesome and dang-er- 
ous times. Thus Mr. Beaty not only placed himself in the 
way of the assassin's bullet, but he placed upon the altar of 
his country his eldest son, Nenian C. Beat\', who enlisted in 
the 24 Reg-., 111. Vol. Inf., and his son-in-law, David C. Beck- 
ette. who was killed while charg-ing the enemy at Kenesaw 
Mountain, his second son, Amos, went as a substitute. Had 
Mr. Beatv been a young- man. he would undoubtedly 
have been a commander in the front ranks. 

In the fall of 1872 he was nominated for State Senator as 
the candidate of the Republican party, and in 1874 for Con- 
g-ress. 

For ten years he was president of the State Board of Ag-- 
riculture, and for seventeen years, until 1894, was president 
of the Board of Trustees of the Jacksonville Insane Asylum. 

Thus in times of peace, as well as in war, he was a leader 
of the people and of his party. He was naturally a g-ood or- 
ator, and forcible speaker, which commanded attention and 
respect from all who heard him. 




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As a business man, Mr. Beaty had many qualilications 
which demanded our admiration. Whatever he undertook 
he executed with determination and energy, 3^et at the same 
lime he wasg"uided by that prudence and j^rinciple of rig^ht 
which reflect gfreat credit on his acts. 

His heart was ever moved ])y warm and g-enerous impul- 
ses and bv such conduct he won the respect of his fellow 
citizens. The best of all, Mr. Beaty was a christian man, 
and was a leader in the church also, of which he was a mem- 
l)er. On April 3d, 1859 he was elected Ruling- Elder of the 
Presbyterian church of Jerseyville. He remained in the of- 
rice tifty years, almost to the close of his life. 

On Thursday, Aug-ust 9th, IB94, about 11 o'clock, P.-M.. 
at his home , surrounded by wife, children, and friends, he 
crossed over into the regions beyond. 

"He rests from his labors, but his works follow him." 

MKS. MAKV d'AKCV. 

Mary McEowen was born in New Jersev in 18(>.>. She 
was united in marriagfe with Dr. Edward A. D'Arcy in 1821, 
and came with him to Jersey county in 1833. Her children 
were Ann Caroline, who was married to Hon, V. H, Teese. 
of N. J., and Catherine M., who became the wife of Prentiss 
D. Cheney, of Jerseyville. Mrs. D'Arc}' resided with her 
family here until the death (.f her husband in 18()3, after 
which she lived mostly in New Jersey until her death, which 
occurred in 1887. She was a member of the 1st Presby- 
terian church in Jerseyville from its org^anization until her 
death. A noble christian woman, patient, charitable and 
kind. She lived such a life as to command the respect, con- 
fidence and love of all who knew her during' her long" resi- 
dence in Jerseyville. 

MK.S. p. D. CHFCNIOV. 

Catherine McEowen D'Arcy was born in October, 1838, 
upon her father's farm 3 miles south of Jerseyville. She 
died April 23d, 1877, in Jacksonville, Florida. She became 
the wife of P. D. Chenev, the marriag-e bemg- in Jerseyville, 



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July 6th, 1859. Four children were born to them. Three 
of the number died in infancy. The son, Dr. A. M. Chene}', 
still surviv^es. Almost the entire life of Mrs. Cheney was 
passed in Jerseyville, where she was known and beloved by 
all. She united with the Presbyterian church early in life, 
and was always found zealously eng'ag'ed in church and 
Sabbath school work. The summons came early but, "sus- 
tained by an unfaltering- trust," she calmly, answered the 
call, committing- her spirit into the hands of llim in whom 
she trusted. 

DR. A. M. CHi':xi:v. 
Alexander M. Cheney was born Sept. 18th, 1868, in 
Mendham, New Jersey. He is the ^on and onl)- surviving 
child of Prentiss D. and Catherine M. Chene}'. Dr. Cheney 
entered upon the study of medicine and surg-ery, at an earh^ 
age and entered his profession well equipped with knowledg-e 
of its requirements. He resides in Jerseyville, where, like 
his parents and g-randparents, he intends to live. 

JAM1-:S ARCHIBALD LOCKl':. 

James A. Locke was born in Carrollton, Greene county, 
111., June 26, 1838. He was the third son of David and Caro- 
line Matilda, (Burford) Locke who soon after the birth of 
James, moved to Lexing-ton, Lafayette county, Missouri. 

He g"rew from childhood to manhood in Lexington, Mo., 
receiving" his early education in the public schools of Lex- 
ington, g-raduating- at the Masonic colleg-e of that city. 

His father being- a large contractor and builder, James 
A. first learned the mason trade with his father, when a 
mere boy. 

About 1860 he became editor of the "Missouri Exposi- 
tor, published at Lexington, Mo. His paper was Democratic 
and supported S. A. Douglass for the Presidency in 1860. 

Mr. Locke throug-h his paper took an active part in se- 
cessional politics, advocating- the doctrines of secession. 

He attached himself to Genl. Shelby's brig-ade, and was 




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assig-ned to the Ouartermaster's Uepartnient, wliere he was 
captured in 1S()2. witli a train of supplies. 

He was taken back to Lexin<j"ton as a prisoner of war, 
and was paroled, and sent to .lerseyville, 111., there to remain 
until exchang-ed. or further orders of the I^'edcral (xovern- 
ment. In 1863 he went to the Pacific coast, and edited the 
"Reese River Review," published at Austin, Nevada. In 
18()4 he returned east, l)ut shortly went south and h)cate(l in 
Memphis, Tenn., where his health failed him, and he re- 
turned to Jerseyville, 111. 

Mr. Locke was war correspondent of the "St. Louis Re- 
public," and so remained to his death. 

He was also manaijfer of the "Life Association of .Vmer- 
ica" for Southern Illinois. 

In 1872 .lames A. and Morris R. Locke, his brother, 
formed in Jerseyville, 111,, a partnership in Law , Real Es- 
tate and Insurance, and conducted a successful business for 
eig-ht years. Mr. Locke was connected with almost every 
movement for the improvement and building uj) of Jersey- 
ville, such as the Jersevville Elevator companv, The First 
National Bank, the St. Louis, .Tersevville and Springiield 
railroad, of which he was President when he died; was a 
member of the Masonic fraternitv at Jersevville and Car- 
rollton, and of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Jerse\\il]e. 
On Nov. 17, 18f)7, Mr, Locke was married to Miss Anna ^L 
Wharton, ceremony celebrated at the Centenary M. E. 
Church, St. Louis, Mo. 

The fruits of this union were four children, (xcorge, 
David and Mrs. Edith A. Slaten, both residents of Jersev- 
ville. The other two died in infancy. During- the construc- 
tion of the railroad of which he was president, he died sud- 
denly, larg-ely the result of exposure and overwork, Aug-ust 
1st, 1881, at the ag^e of 43 years. 

In his death, Jerseyville lost one of her best, and most 
enterprising-citizens, the Masonic order a loval meml)er and 



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the church with which he was connected, a liberal and de- 
voted menil)er. 

KOBIOKT NMOWroX. 

Was born in Manchester, Eng-land, May 25, IS.V). He 
came with his jjarents to the United States in 1840. 

They first settled in New Hampshire for a short time, 
afterwards removed to Providence. R. I., where young- Rob- 
ert served his apprenticeship for a machinist and eng-ineer. 

He remained in Providence until in 1857, when he came 
west, stopping- first in St. Louis for only a short time, when 
he came to Illinois. 

He landed in Jerseyville January 1st, 1858, at the age of 
22 years, immediately entered the employ of (ieorg-e Whar- 
ton as g-eneral manag-er, in the manufacture of farm ma- 
chinery. 

In 18().^, in partnership with II, (). (njodrich, he estal)- 

lished JerseyvilleAgricultural V\^)rks, In December I8(»5he 
was married to Miss Sarah Cory, daughter of Joel, and 
Sarah (Cross) Cory, of Jersey county. 

The fruits of this union were five children, Albert, Ma- 
mie, Florence, Walter (deceased) and Cornelia. 

Mr. Newton's second marriage was to Miss Flora Keith, 
March loth, 1891. The fruits of this union were two child- 
ren, Ruth (deceased) and R. Keith Newton, 

Mr. Newton is, and has always been, a ]>u])lic spirited 
citi/en, and alwavs lent a helping hand to every noble enter- 
prise. 

He was President of the Board of Fducation for nine 

years continuoush'. 

Elected treasurer of Jersey county in 1884, and served 
one term of four3'ears. 

He is also a 'Ro3'al Arch Mason, 

He was elected and ordained Deacon of the Baptist 
church of Jerseyville, 111. 

He has been an active lousiness man in Jerseyville for 
43 years, and now at the ag-e of 65 years, still remains in ac- 
tive ])usiness. 



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COT.. GIOOK'CI'; K. SWALLOW. 

Was born in (Treenc ct)unty. 111., Aug-. 21, IS.^'). His 
parents. Ransom and Sophia Swallow, were natives of Ver- 
mont. 'JMiey %\'ereol Scotch and German extraction. 

Col. Swallow's father settled in Greene county^ 111., in 
1S27, and became soon after, eng^ag^ed in the merchan- 
dise and milling' business. His father died in Manchester, 
111., in 1S44, and his mother in 189.^. 

Col. Swallow received his early education in the common 
schools of Manchester, 111., and when onl\^ fourteen years of 
ag-e he set out to do fi>r himself, with the small fortune of 
Slo.OO inhis pocket. He first beg-an to clerk ir. Mr. Samuel 
Simms' drug- store in Winchester, Scott county, 111., remain- 
ing- there about 14 months, next went to Alton, 111., clerk- 
ing-in the Post Office. After clerking- here al)out (> months 
he went to Jerseyville. 

In the fall of 18()(), he went to Ccntralia, 111., and in 
March 1861, moved to Vincennes, Ind. In Aug-, 1861, he en- 
listed as a private in the 7th Reg". Ind. Inft. In Nov. 18()1, 
he was promoted to the first Lieutenancy. For braverv, 
and meretorious services at the battle of Shiloh, he was 
commissioned as captain of a batterv, liyGov. Morton in per- 
person. 

He continued to hold command of that batterv until 
Sherman's march to Atlanta, and was then promoted 
to Major of the loth Indiana Cavalrv. He was wounded in 
the battle of Nashville, and sent to his home in Illinois, but 
the wound not proving- mortal, he was soon promoted to 
Lieut, Col., and for further meritorious braver\% he was 
promoted to the rank of Colonel. He participated in many 
hard foug-ht and bloody battles, prominent among- which 
were Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, ^lis- 
sion Ridg-e and Nashville, l\Min., with numerous other skir- 
mishes. He remained in the service until Se])t. 5, 1S()5, 
when he was honorably discharg-ed. His war record is 
g-ood. And reflects g-reat credit i>ii him. 



In Oct.. 1866 he was married to Miss Hannah V. Davis, 
daugfhter of Abijah and Eliza A. Davis, of Jersey ville, DL 

In 1866. Col. Swallow formed a partnership with Hug-h 
X. Cross, and established a banking- house under the firm 
name of Cross & Swallow. They boug^ht out the banking- 
house of D'Arcy Sc Cheney. They continued here until 1872. 
when Mr. Swallow retired from the tirm. selling his interest 
to Walter E. Carlin and A. W. Cross. 

In 1873. he went to Trinidad, Col., where, in connection 
with John W. Terry, org-anized a private bank, under the 
firm name of Swallow A: Terry. 

In the vear 1875 organized the First National Bank of 
Trinidad. Col., being- its first cashier and afterwards its 
president. 

In November. 1884. was elected treasurer of the State of 
Colorado, and removed to Denver, where he has since re- 
sided, with the exception of three years spent in foreign 
travel. 

He is now President of the Denver Saving^s Bank, Den- 
ver. Colo. 

MARCUS E. BAGLEY. 

Marcus E. Bag-ley was born in Greene county. N. Y.. 
Aug^. 18, 1828. He was the eldest child of six children, of 
Thomas and Mary Bag^ley. They were of Scotch-Irish and 
German extraction. 

Mr. Bag-lev received his early education in the common 
schools ot his native county, attaining- a g-ood education for 
one of those times. In the fall of 1850 he came to Jersev- 
ville. 111., where he soon engag-ed in the mercantile business 
with A. W. Howe, under the firm name of Howe & Bag-lev. 
He continued in this line of business until 1859. On the 
16th of February, 1860, he was married to Mrs. Hattie M. 
Harriman. of Holyoke. Massachusetts. 

Three children were the fruits of this union, all de- 
ceased. 

He was elected to the office of circuit clerk of Jersev 



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GEORGE W. WHAKTON. 



JAMES A. LOCKK. 




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county, and held the office continuously for 20 years, until 
1880. No other man ever held an office so long" in Jerse}' 
county. This shows the confidence the people of Jerse}- 
county had in his integ"rity and ability. 

In 1865 he was appointed Master-in-Chancery, and held 
that office for several terms. 

He was elected the tirst Mayor of Jerseyville in 1S«)7. 
i.UDOVic laui\m:xt. 

Born in the city of Nancy, France, Oct. 31st, 1S41. 

Came to America, landing" in New York, March, 1861, 
and reached Jerseyville, April 20, 1861. Received his earl}- 
education in public schools of Nancy, France. 

Entered the college of "LaMalgrange," near Nancy, at 
the age of 15 years, and remained there pursuing" his stud- 
ies for about two years. 

Leaving" college, he entered a wholesale dry goods house 
at Nancy, and remained with the house until he departed to 
America. Mr. Laurent clerked in the dr}' goods store of 
Fred Bertman, and the g"rocery store of John K. Van Pelt, 
until in 18()5, he began to assist M. E. Bagley, who was then 
circuit clerk. He continued to assist in times when Mr. 
Bagley was overworked, until he was employed by Mr. Bag- 
ley for all his time, until in 1875, when he accepted the posi- 
tion as book-keeper in the banking house of Cross, Carlin & 
Co., afterwards. The First National Bank. Here he re- 
mained until Dec. 7, 1880, when he became deputy circuit 
clerk under J. L McGready who had just been elected to 
that office. Here he remained for 12 years until the fall of 
1892, when he was elected to that office, and is the present 
incumbent. His deputy is his oldest son Fred J., who has 
been with his father from the first of his election in 18')2 to 
the present, 1901. 

Was married to Miss Emma Wagner in Jerseyville, 111., 
Oct, 13, 1874. 

^rhe fruits of this union are twelve children, nine of 



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which survive: Fred J., Rosalie, Julia M,, Emma, Charles, 
Nellie E., Anna, Lufhvig" P., Pauline. 

JOHN C. MCGKATH. 

Born near Janesville, Wisconsin, ]\farch 10th, 18(il. 

Parents are natives of County Tipperary, Ireland. 
Came to Jerseyville, 111., with his parents in 1867, Pyduca- 
tion received in public and Hig-h School of Jerseyville, 111. 

Relig"ion, Catholic. Politics, Democrat. 

Was married March 8, 1886, to Miss Mary Grace, of 
Jerseyville, 111. Have two children, Francis Xavier, and 
Morence Ligouri. 

Eng-ag-ed in different business occupations up to 1803, 
and was always considered an honoi'ablc and straight-for- 
ward business man. 

In an election held by the Democracy Oct. 21, 1893, for 
Postmaster, he received the party endorsement, and was 
appcMUted by President Cleveland January 1-?, 1894, and 
served until March 1, 1898. 

Was a candidate, and received the nomination for county 
clerk, April, 1898, and was elected Nov. 4, 1898 and is the 
present incumbent. 

KICIIAKD KIIOLV. 

Was born March 8, 1854, at Dover Plains, Dutches 
county, New York. 

His parents came to America from Ireland in the year 
1852, and in 1853, settled near Monticello Seminary, Godfrev, 
111., until 18()() when they removed to Jersey Co., 111. 

Received his early education in the common schools of 
his county, and public schools of Brighton. 

He was married to Miss Catherine Dolan, May 4, 1880. 

From this union were born six children, two of whom 
survive: William P., and b'rancis M., Kiely. Mrs. Kiely 
died June 14, 1892. His second marriage occurred Aug\ 14, 
1896, to Mrs. Mary Shortal, (nee Sanderhaus) by which un- 
ion were born two children, T. Helen, and Ricard Earl. 
Kiely. 



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He bcg-an teaching- in the fall of 1876, and followed that 
profession in the public schools of Jersey county, until he 
was elected County Superintendent of public schools in 1890. 

lie was the first to introduce the practice of f^-ranting- 
diplomas to all scholars who had completed all the common 
school l^-anches, their diplomas admitting- them to enter Jer- 
sevville Hig-h School without examination. That practice 
is continued to present time. 

He was elected to the office of County Treasurer at the 
fall election of 1898, and is the present incumbent. 

lie is also custodian of county funds, and ex-officio 
county collector and supervisor of assessments. 

His assistant Treasurer is Mrs Nellie Cope, his pres- 
ent wife's sister, throug-h whose assistance the duties of the 
office are performed in a satisfactory manner. 

W.-^LTEK HANSI':i.L. 

Born in Jerseyville, 111., Nov. 22, 1869. Eldest son of 
Lloyd and Hannah (Seward) Hansell. Received his early 
education in the public schooler of Jerseyville, g-raduating- 
from the Hig-h School, of the class of 1890. 

He was appointed in March, 19(»0, to fill out the unex- 
pired term of Albert W. Newton, who resig-ned. He was 
elected to the office of county surve\'or at the November 
election in 1900, and is the present incumbent. 

GICORGK \V. WAKIC. 

(ieorg-e W. Ware was born in estminster, Worcester 
countv, Mass., June 30, 1836, Received his early education 
in the public schools of his town, and is a g-raduate of the 
Hig'h School there. He completed his literarv education in 
the Leicester Academv in 1854, He immediately beg-an his 
business career with an uncle, clerking- for him in a larg-e 
paper factory. Post Office and other departments of busi- 
ness. In 1856 he landed in Jerseyville, and in 1857, he form- 
ed a partnership with Dr. J. L. White, in the drug- business. 

In 185*> he purchased Dr. White's interest, and he be- 



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came sole proprietor. He continued in this business for 
30 years, when he sold his stock to G. R. Smith & Co. 

In 1887, in connection with S. H, Bowman, purchased 
the banking- business of Wm, Shephard & Son and contin- 
ued the banking- business under the firm name of Bowman 
& Ware, until August, 1890, it merged into the State Bank, 
with S. H. Bowman as president. 

In March 1891, Mr. Ware fitted up and sold his drug 
store to the W. S. Pittman Drug Company. In September, 
1900, he purchased the W. S. Pittman Drug Company's 
stock, and at present is engaged in the drug business on 
south State street, under the firm name of George W. Ware 
& Son. 

His first marriage was to Theodosia M. Beardslee, May 
30, 1859. The fruits of this union are three children, Delia 
P., wife of Charles W. Keith, of Denver Col.; Lulu H., wife 
of Edward Cross, Jersey ville, 111.; and Frank M. Ware, now 
a partner with his father. 

Mr. Ware's second marriage was to Miss Julia Fry, 
daughter of General Jacob Fr}^ Oct, 3, 1877. The fruit of 
this marriage was one daughter, Emily F. Ware. Mr. 
Ware has often been honored with positions of trust in city 
and state, but be it said to his credit he never sought for 
prominence in politics, bat strictly followed his business 
pursuits. 

Mr. Ware ranks among our pioneer and honored busi- 
ness men, having been in business in .ferse3'^ville for 45 years. 

ALBICRT Ni;WTOX. 

Born in Jerseyville, 111., January 22, 1867. Received his 
early education in the public schools at Jerseyville, and was 
a graduate of the class of 1884. 

He was elected county surveyor of Jersey county. 111., 
in 1888, and served 10 years. He has now a lucrative, and 
responsible position as civil engineer for the Chicago & Al- 
ton Ry. Co. 

He was married to Miss Pauline Stone, Peoria, 111., 




Ki:\-. JA.MICS HAI\' 1 V. 



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Nov, 24, 1900. She was the daug-hter of Wm. Stone (de- 
ceased) President of the 1st National Bank, Peoria, 111. 

OI.IVICK PICKKV :\IVRICK. 

Was born in old Kane, July 16, 1840. He is the grand- 
son of Judiie Wm. Myrick, of Vermont, who was captain in 
the w^ar 1812. He was said to be the first officer, who, at the 
battle of New Orleans, ordered his company to use bales of 
cotton as fortifications. Other companies seeing these tac- 
tics, followed in suit. Mr. Myrick was the son of Wm. W. 
M3'rick, of Vermont, who, when a mere bo3^ his father took 
with him throug'h the war of 1812. He is a brother of Rev. 
Marshall M. Cooper, a Presbvterian minister, now pastor at 
Arling-ton, 111. 

In 1.^61 he enlisted in Co. C. (>! 111. Vol. Inft. He was 
in the battles of Shiloh, Pea Ridge, and many other hard 
fought battles, and was honorably discharged Feb. 8, 1865. 

He returned home to Jersey ville, where lived his father 
and mother, and remained there, or near, until 1867, when 
he bought a farm in Lincoln county, Missouri, wdiere he has 
resided to the present time. 

COSMOS KICLLEK. 

Cosmos Keller was born near Elsah, Jersev countv, Illi- 
nois, Sept. 27, 1859. 

Received his early education in the common schools of 
his count3% finishing his education at Jones" Commercial Col- 
lege, St. Louis, Mo. 

After filling several township offices he was elected 
Sheriff of Jersey county. 111., in the fall 189(1, and served 
four years. Elected county Treasurer in the fall of 18')4, 
and served four 3^ears. 

Was re-elected sheriff of Jersev countv in the fall of 
1898, and is the present incuml)ent, Mr. Keller has always 
made a good and efficient officer, and the people appreciate 
his worth by repeatedly electing him to office. 
\<i:\\ jAMics HAirrv. 

Rev. James Hartv was born in Waterford countv, Ire- 



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land, December 6, 1836. He received his classical education 
at Mount Mellery, and completed his theolog-ical education 
at All Hallow's colleg^e in city of Dublin, Ireland. He 
came to America October, 1862, and was ordained 
priest in the city of Alton, December 4, 1863. His first 
pastoral labors were in Alton, 111., Cathedral, where 
he remained until Aug^, 15, 1868, when he came to Jersey- 
ville, 111. His labors as pastor of St. Francis Xavier's 
church were arduous and valuable to his charg-e. 

The erection of their fine church edifice is the result of 
his pastoi'al energ-y and the mag^nificent donations of its 
membership. Father Harty was a g-entleman of literary 
culture, and among- the well read theolog-ians of his church. 

He remained as pastor of St. Francis Xavier's church 
for 31 years. 

He died in his parsonagfe home in Jerseyville, surround- 
ed by many tender and sympathizing- friends July 23, 1899. 
Thjus passed away a pastor much beloved and mourned by 
his people. 

CHILDREN'S BIOGRAPHIES. 

Till': LOCKICS. 

David Archibald — Born May 6, 1897, in Jerseyville, 111. 

LuciEN Post — Born February 26, 1900, in Jerseyville, 
111, 

They are the sons of Georg-e D. and Mabel G. (Post) 
Locke. Mr. Locke is the junior member of the firm of 
Chapman & Locke. 

THK VAUGHNS. 

Rexford Edward— Born in .Terseyville, III., Oct. 20. 
1894. 

Holland Pruitt — Born in Jerseyville, 111., April 2, 1896. 

Donald Stewart — Born in Jerseyville, 111., April 9, 
1898. 

Children of P^dward J. and Sarah (McNabb) Vaug-hn. 
Mr. Vaug-hn is one of Jerscyville's leading- attorneys. 



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I Knhcit I'. [.;iiicrt'.v. 2 TliiT.'sa Flciniii'i-. :i Ci I lirii ric I'lrinini;. 4 Uoxford Fdwurd 
\';<llghii. Holland rr-uin \':iimlm. Doiiiilil Sicwail \':i iiixlni. .') Strvvart DiTry Hanicls 
ti Hit . ie S, (J()()|) I-, T .1 nil's A lc>\is l,a ui-.miI . s .la tiu's Kd ward PcniplctHn. 



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ICDNA SCHEI'PKK. 

Born in Jerseyville, 111., May 18, 1890, the daug-hter of 
Fred and Elizabeth (Dacey) Scheffer. 

Mr. Scheffer is the leading- boot and shoe dealer in Jer- 
se3'ville. 

STKWAK'J' D1;K'KY DANIELS. 

Born in Jerseyville, 111., January 15, 1898, the son of 
Harry S. and Castelle (Derry) Daniels. Mr. Daniels is a 
dealer in hardware, g-roceries and carriages. 

MAKIIO TERESA REINTGES. 

Born in Jerseyville, 111., Aug-. 21, 1898, the daughter of 
Jacob C, and Flora D. (Daniels) Reintges. Mr. Reintges 
was for twelve years deputy county clerk of .lersey, and is 
at present eng-ag-ed in the real estate business at Granite 
City, 111. 

THE KELLICKS. 

Fhedekica M.— Born Oct. 25, 1888, in Elsah, Jersey 
county, 111. 

Makgui:kite G.— Born Oct, 7, 1890. 

They are the children of Cosmos and Mary Keller. Mr. 
Keller is now sheriff of Jersey countv, 

THI': KIIOI.VS. 

T. Helen— Born in Jersevville, 111., Jan. (>, 1S<)7. 
Richard E.— Born in Jerseyville, 111., April 12, 1S<)9. 
Both are children of Richard and Mary (nee Sanderhaus) 
Kiely, Mr. Kiely is treasurer of Jersey county. 

THE JONIOS. 

Max Byron— Born July 7, 1S95, in (rardner. 111. 

IvA Ethklyn— Born March 23, 1897, in (kirdner, 111. 

Elsie Bernardine— Born Jan. (>, 1900, in Jerseyville, 111. 

They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jones. 
Mr. Jones has been in the' employ of the Chicago & Alton 
R\v. for the past seventeen years, and is at present their 
agent here. 

THE C0()PI;KS, 

Ha rrip; S. — Born in Phelps countv, Missouri, Jan. 5. 



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1875. Young-est child of Rev. and Mrs. M. M, Cooper. 

James Edward— Born in Morning- Sun, la., Nov., 1887. 
He is the second child and oldest son of J. B. and Nellie M, 
(Cooper) Templeton, who now reside in Galesburg-, 111., and 
g-randson of Rev. and Mrs. M- M, Cooper. 

Minnie M, — Born in Centerville, la., Dec, 1891, the 
daug-hter of Mr. and Mrs. P. K, Wade, and g-rand-daug-hter 
of Rev. and Mrs. M. M. Cooper, 





1 Elsie IJiTiiiiidiiic JoiH's, -2 .Miix Byron JoiiPs, Iva Etliolyii Jones. 3 Marie Teresa 

ReintfTos. 4 Miiuiio M. Wiick-, f. T. IFelcn. Kioly. Richard Kicly. 6 Edna Schefter, 

7 Eii'ili'i-ica .M. Keller. IMarj?neiito G. Keller. 



(Tlassified Business ©irectory. 



Soon after the tirst survey of Jerseyville in 1834, Lott & 
Uailey erected a building- and started a store which was the 
first store in Jerseyville. Horatio N. Belt was the builder of 
the store house. 

In 1835 the}' sold their stock toCieorgfe Collins and Ben- 
jamin Yates, who carried on the g^eneral merchandise busi- 
ness for several years under the firm name of Collins & 
Yates. In 1837 a second store was started by Adam Clen- 
dennen and Edward Coles, but soon closed out the business, 
DRY GOODS STORES. 

BENJAMIN C. VANDICKVOOKT. 

Was born Dec. 29, 1821. In the year 1858 he came to 
Jerseyville, and in 1859 established a dry g"oods business on 
west Pearl St. In 1867 he erected the brick building- known 
as the Vandervoort block. About the year 1867, I. W. 
Beardslee became partner, remaining- three years when he 
retired. Mr. VanJervoort became sole proprietor, and re- 
mained so until his retirement in March 1, 1897. His fun- 
eral notice reads as follows: 

"Died at his home in .lerseyville. 111., Saturday, May 4, 
1901, at 10 o'clock a. m., ag-ed 79 years, 4 months and 5 days. 
The funeral services will be held from the Presb^-terian 
church, Monday, May (., 1901, at 2:30 p. m. Rev. J. G. 
Klene, officiating-. 

kohi:k I wiirn-.iiioAD. 

Nephew of ^Ir. Vandervoort, immediately upon the re- 
tirement of his uncle from business March 1, 1897, assumed 
control of the store, and has since been sole proprietor at 
the old stand. Mr. Whitehead was for many 3'ears previous, 
the trusted clerk, and had a full understanding- of the l)usi- 



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ness. He enjoys what truly belong"s to him, a liberal share 
of the patronag"e of the public. 

M. A. WAKRKN & CO. 

M. A. Warren was born near Jerseyville, Dec. 8, 1851, 
He received a business education at the business colleg"e, 
Jacksonville, 111. In the fall of 1872, at the ag-e of 21, he be- 
g"an his business career as clerk in the dry g-oods store of 
Lovell & Smith, with whom he continued one year. 

At the dissolution of Lovell & Smith, Mr. Warren be- 
came partner with Mr. Lovell. They continued in business 
three years, when Mr. Warren withdrew from the firm and 
returned to the employ of J. Knox Smith, who, soon after, 
on account of failing- health, sold the business to F. W. 
Smith & Co., for whom Mr. Warren clerked until Septem- 
ber 1880. At that date he formed a partnership with J. 
Knox Smith, and ag-ain eng-ag-ed in the dry g-oods business 
under the name of Smith & Warren. They occupied a store 
on the old Herdman corner. In Nov. 1884, the store was de- 
stroyed by fire, but they continued to carry on business un- 
til September, 1885, when they moved into a new store l)uilt 
by Geo, W. Herdman. The other members of the firm are 
W. H. Ellison and W. H. Sturg-ess, the latter residing- in St. 
Louis, Mo. 

WAKKICX -WI.SICMAX DKV OOODS CO. 

Beg-an l)usiness on N. State street by buying- out D (t. 
and H. N. Wyckoff, January 16, 1893. Incorporated March 
6, 1900, into "Warren Wiseman Dry Goods Co.," with Geo. 
K. Warren, president; J. J, Wiseman, secretary and treas- 
urer. 

They carry a full line of dry g-oods and carpeting-. They 
have enjoyed a lucrative trade from the first, because of 
their square and honorable dealing-, and their rare politeness 
and g-enerosity shown to their customers. Their clerks 
are among- our best citizens. 




1 L. ^. Miller, 2 Geo. E. Warren, 3 Robt. Whitehead, 4 M. A. Wai 
ren, 5 H. B. Hill, 6 Frank Fesenmeyer, 7 Geo. Senior. 

DKV (iOODS DEALKWS. 




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FKSP:NMi:Yr':R sknior & co. 
Began 1>usiness on south State street, April, 1898. Af- 
ter three years the tirm name was chang-ed to the present 
name of Fesenmeyer & Senior, Dealers in furnishing-s and 
dr}' goods, cloaks, trunk's, notions, etc. Quick sales and 
small profits, with fair and honest dealing, their motto. 

The members of the firm are Frank A. Fesenmeyer 
and George Senior. 

Licwis A. milli-:k. 

opened a department store at Nos. 114 and 116 N. State 
street, Oct. 18, 1896. Carries a full line of dry goods, hats, 
caps, boots and shoes, with millinery goods. Also queens- 
ware, glassware, tinware, with all goods usually found in a 
first-class department store. Prices always right. 

WILLIAM G. BUKNICT'I". 

Began the dry goods and notion business in partner- 
ship with William Kohacek April, 1897, until February, 1901, 
Mr. Rohacek retiring. Since, Mr. Burnett has been sole 
proprietor. Carries a full line of dry goods, furnishing and 
notions, at No. 109, south State street. His stock is new 
and first-class. 



CLOTHING STORES. 

Li;ON KNGKL. 

Leon Engel, the popular clothier and hatter, established 
his present business in September, 1880, His stock con- 
stantly increased, and he now carries one of the largest 
stocks of clothing, hats, shoes and gents furnishing goods 
found in this section of the State. He is located on south 
State street. 

H. K. HILL. 

Began business on south State street, March 18, 1899. 
Carries a full line of clothing, gents furnishing goods, boots 
and shoes. Prices always right. 



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HOLMES CLOTHING STOKK. 

S. A. Holmes became proprietor of the shoe and cloth- 
ing- store in 1874. It afterwards became a stock company 
under the firm name of "The Holmes-Hill Shoe & Clothing- 
Store." After Mr. Holmes' death the business was con- 
ducted by H. B. Hill, until 1898, when the company was dis- 
solved and Mrs. Holmes assumed control. 



GROCERY STORES. 

MAKSTON & HALLIDAY, 

J, G. Marston and Levi Halliday formed a partnership 
and entered the g-rocery trade in the spring- of 1873, at No. 
201 North Main street, Jerseyville, 111., after carrying on 
the above named business 22 years, they chang-ed in the 
spring- of 1897, to a more commodious place which the}' now 
occupy, on west Pearl St., in the Vandervoort block. 

They always have, and do still carry a larg-e stock, con- 
taining- a full line of staple and fancy g-roceries, queensware, 
chinaware, crockery, fruits, farm products, usually boug-ht 
and sold at a first class family g-rocery store. They have 
always been considered straig-ht-forward, and honorable 
dealing- men. 

SCHEINEK & WOODKUFF. 

Entered into partnership in the grocery trade Decem- 
ber 1898, at No. 201 N. Main street. 

They carry a full line of staple and fancy groceries, and 
are young men worthy of a liberal patronage. They are the 
successors of Scheiner & Rohacek, who did business at the 
same stand. 

n'he members of the firm are Georg-e Scheiner and Geo. 
H. Woodruff, Jr. 

BENJ. W. AKAKD. 

Beg-an carrying a g^eneral line of family g-roceries, at No. 
106, south State St., Feb, 1, 1894, Mr. Akard is one of Jer- 



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seyville's g"ood and reliable business men, and in conse- 
quence has a very g"ood trade, 

JOHN ki:i;hni:k. 
Beg"an the grocery trade on Depot street Aug"ust, 1891. 
Carries a full line of staple and fancy g^roceries; also queens- 
ware, wooden and tin wares; everything" found in a first- 
class g-rocery store. His upright dealing has broug"ht him 
a g-ood trade. 

JACOB WAGNF-K. 

Jacob Wagner has been eng"ag"ed in the g-rocery business 
since 1879. His store is located on north State street, where 
he carries a complete stock of g^roceries, g"lassware and 
china ware. 

SHAFER & HANLKY. 

The reliable g-rocers. Staple and fancy groceries, 
lime, cement, hair, queensware, woodenware, paints and 
oils, corner of Pearl and Washington streets. 

The members of the firm are Harry W. Shafer and 
Thomas Hanley. 

THOMAS W. BUTLFK. 

First beg"an business on East Pearl St., one door east of 
State Bank, March 3, 1888. Removed to his present com- 
modious stand at No. 201 on south State St., November, 1890. 
He carries a heavy stock of staple and fancy g^roceries, g-lass 
and queensware, paints, oils, brushes, etc. Mr. Butler has 
a large trade, and reputation established. 

H. C, MALONEY. 

Began business on East Pearl St., Dec. 1898, but in Dec. 
1899, removed to a more convenient and commodious room 
at No. 207 south State St., where he carries a line of g-eneral 
family g-roceries and provisions. 

His honest and courteous way of dealing will in time, 
build him a very larg-e trade- 

ABKAM W, LOWi:. 

Beg"an in the family grocery trade on the corner of Clav 



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and Spruce streets, Aug-. 21. 189*^*. 

Carries a full line of staple and fancy gM'oceries. 

WHITLOCK & CO. 

Opened up a g-rocery store on north State street, .^pril, 
1<)()1. They cary a full line of staple and fancy g-rocerics, 
tinware, cig"ars and tobacco. Moved into the Snedeker 
building-, September 1, I'JUl. The firm is composed of Wil- 
bert W, Whitlock and Mrs. Shirlev M. Nelson. 



BANKING BUSINESS. 

In 1854, A. M. Blackburn established the first l)anking- 
house in Jerseyville. Until 1859 Mr. Blackburn conducted 
the business alone, but afterwards associated with him 
Messrs. Wm. Shephard, Samuel L, McGill and A. B. Mo- 
rean, when the firm name was A. M. Blackburn & Co. It 
was afterwards org-anized under the state law, as the "Ji;k- 
si:v County Bank," with A. M. Blackburn president, and 
Oeorgfe R. Swallow, cashier, who retired early from the bus- 
iness. This bank invested larg^ely in Tennessee State 
Bonds, and on the breaking- out of the war, the bonds de- 
preciated to such an extent that the bank suspended busi- 
ness. The deV)ts were paid at the time of closing- lousiness. 

In 1859, Dr. E. A. D'Arcy and P. D. Cheney established 
a bank under the firm name of D'Arcy & Cheney. During- 
the war D'Arc}- & Cheney were the only bankers here, and 
in those troublesome times during- the war, they were in 
constant fear of raids from "bushwhackers," but the Ixink 
was well g-uarded. No attack was made. 

In 1866, D'Arcy & Chenev were succeeded by Hugh N. 
Cross and Col. Georg-e R. Swallow. The business was con- 
ducted under the firm name of Cross & Swallow, until in 
1872, when they were succeeded by H. N. Cross, A, W. 
Cross and W. E, Carlin, under the firm name of Cross, Car- 
lin & Co., who conducted the business until 1876, when "The 
First National Bank" was org-anized. with H N. Cross as 





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1 S. II. Rowniaii.ri II. .\ . sii.i)li;ii<l, :i Thomas Wedding, 4 O. J . Murphy. 5 A. H. ("ochran, 

ti A. W. Cross. 



JKKSKYVILLI-: BANKERS. 



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president, and W. E. Carlin, cashier. Mr. Carlin was con- 
nected with this banking house as cashier from 1870 to 1879. 

In 1894, "Thk Fir.st Nationai, Baxk" became the 
"National Bank," with A. W, Cross, president, and Ed- 
ward Cross, cashier. Mr. Cross was cashier for 15 years, 
when, on account of ill health he was succeeded by D. ^. 
Murphy in 1899. 

Hug-h N. Cross was connected here with the banking- 
business from 1866 until his death, which occurred in 1883. 
The seven orig-inal directors of the "The First National 
Bank" were H. N. Cross, A. W. Cross, W. E. Carlin, J. N. 
Eng-lish, J. C. Barr, James A. Locke and Dr. Geo. S. Miles. 

THE NATIONAL BANK. 

A. W. Cross, President; W. H. Fulkerson, Vice-Presi- 
dent; D. J. Murphy, Cashier; A. H. Cochran, Assis't. -Cash- 
ier. Bank located on corner of State and Pearl streets. 

Cash Capital, $50,000; Surplus Fund, $4,100. 
Individual deposit subject to check - - $143,339.21 

Demand certificate of deposit _ _ _ _ 70,585.84 
Loans and discounts ...... 149,620.12 

The above is a sworn statement by D. .'. Murphv. cash- 
ier, February 5, l')01. 

SrATIC BANK. 

S. H. Bowman, president; .T, A. Shephard, vice-presi- 
dent; H. A. Shephard, cashier; Thos. Wedding", assis't- 
cashier. Beg^an business on corner of State and Pearl 
streets August, 1S9(). 

Cash Capital - - $50.()0() 

Surplus S5.000 

The banks of VVm. Shephard & Co., and Bowman & 
Ware were consolidated into the present State Bank, which 
has since done a successful business. 

MILLING BUSINESS. 

'J^he first mill built in .Tersevville was an ox mill; built 



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by Joseph Gerrish, where now stands the Orville A. Snecle- 
ker house, formerly owned and occupied by his uncle Sam- 
uel Snedeker on south State street, about the year 1833. 

The second was a Wind mill by same man, Joseph Ger- 
rish, 1839, It stood in the south part of Jerseyville on the 
Newbern road, in the Kirby addition. It burned down about 
1850. It was sold by Mr. Gerrish to Mr. Henry Schaff. 
Some of the boys are now milling- in Maryville, Mo. 

THE JERSEYVILLK MILLS. 

This was a larg-e steam flouring- mill built by N. L. 
Adams and Josiah French, his son-in.law, in 1849. It stood 
where Pritchett's livery stable now stands on the corner of 
Arch and Jefferson streets. It was bought by Samuel Mc- 
Gill and A. M. Blackburn, and operated some years by them. 
After them it was operated by Samuel Davis and Gideon 
Blackburn. After them it was bought by Henry Johnson, 
Wm. B. Nevius and J. Paris in 1864. About that time J. W. 
Vinson became general manager. 

In about two years, about 1866; it was bought by H. O. 
Goodrich, Wm. B. Nevius and B. W. Green. Green retiring 
from the firm, the mill was owned b}' Goodrich & Nevius 
alone, until it burned down in 1876. It stood on the north- 
east corner of Arch and Jefferson streets. J. W. Vinson, 
business manag'er. 

EMPIRE MILLS. 

Built by J. M. Young-, after running it for several years, 
doing a good business, it was burned down. It was after- 
wards rebuilt by John N. Squier, who continued to run it 
until he sold it to Goodrich & Nevius. Still further on, Mr. 
Nevius retired, when the mill was owned and run by H. O. 
Goodrich and John W. Vinson, until it was again burned 
down. The mill stood on the southeast corner of Pearl and 
Olive streets. It was never rebuilt. 

There were other mills built, but the proprietors are 
dead, and reliable information concerning them seems at 



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1 .lohn W. Vinson, 2 Wm. B. Nevius, 3 Henry O. Goodrich, 
4 N. L. Adams, 5 Josiah French, 6 Charles Jacobs. 

JKRSICVVIIJ.K MILLKRS. 



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present impossible to obtain so 1 can u-ivc only very meagre 
information concerning- them. There seems to be no record 
of them. 

DODSON MILL, 

In 1851 there was a mill built by a man named Young-. 
The next proprietor was named Roberts. He in turn was 
succeeded by Turner and Whitenack. This firm contin- 
ued for a short time and was chang-ed to Turner & Van- 
Pelt. They soon retired and leased the business to Remer 
& Paris. These soon sold out to N. L. Adams. He oper- 
ated the mill until in 1873, when it was purchased by Theo- 
dore Dodson. At this date, 1873, the Dodson Brothers, 
Theodore and Frank AL, came to Jerseyville, and engag-ed 
in the milling- business. They afterwards built a new mill, 
and are now doing- a g-ood business. The capacity of the 
mill is 200 barrels a day. The total cost of the plant alone 
was not less than $35,000. 

THE JACOBS MILL. 

Charles Jacobs purchased the steam mill east of C. & 
A, R. R. of Levi Cory, m 1873, and continued to run the mill 
until 1897, when, on account of ag"e and infirmities he re- 
tired from active business life. The mill is now being- op- 
erated bv Fleming- & Leak. 



ELKVATORS. 

THic jp:k.skyvill1': I':lio\'A'iok. 

Beg-an operations December, 187(). It was reg-ularlv in- 
corporated with a capital stock of $25,0(»(). Located on C. & 
A. Railroad. 

Officers elected for the first term were Hug-h N. Cross, 
president; James A. Locke, vice-president; Walter K. Car- 
lin, secretary; A. W. Cross, Treas,; L. P. Squier, Supt. 
^rhe main building; of this elevator was 66 feet high, and has 
a ground area of 30x60 feet. In 1878 Walter E, Carlin pur- 



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chased the interest of J. A. Locke and the following' year 
that ot A. W. Cross, thus owning three-fourths interest. In 
the spring- of 1881, they sold the elevator to E. O. Stanard 
Milling- Co., of St. Louis, who still operate it with J, H. 
Duffield as superintendent. 

FAKMEKS ELEVATOK. 

The Farmers Elevator, which stands on the C P. & St. 
L. R. R., was purchased by E. O. Standard Milling Co., in 
1899, of T. J. Grimes, who had a mortgage on the building. It 
was first a stock concern, built by the farmers of Jersey 
county. It is manag^ed by J. H. Duflield, superintendent. 

COCKRELL ELEVATOK. 

What is known as the Cockrell elevator was built b}- 
(tCO. C. Cockrell in 1867, at a cost of about $7,000. Geo. C. 
Cockrell ran it alone until l.S()9, when in that 3'ear he ad- 
mitted Elias Cockrell as partner, and ran the business to- 
gether until 1871, when Geo. C. Cockrell sold his interest to 
Elias Cockrell. In May, 1SS4, J. M. Valentine of Rock- 
bridge, Greene county, purchased the elevator of Elias Cock- 
rell, and kept it about one year, when Mr. <'ockrell bought 
it, and has ])een the sole jiroprietor uj) to this date, 1901. 
■pHi'; CAKEiN i:i,i;vA row. 

The elevator that stands a short distance north of Jersev- 
ville elevator on C. & A. R. R., was built by C, T. Edee in 
1865, who operated it for about three years, when it was pur- 
chased by H. C, Massey and W. E. Carlin. The first cost 
was about $5,000. The elevator is now operated by Groppel 
& Schneider. 

HOOTS AND SHOES. 

II. SCHICFFEK & SON. 

H. Schetfer, boot and shoe dealer, was born in Prussia, 
April 20, 1827. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to 
learn the shoemaker's trade, and served three years, after 



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which he followed his trade until he reached his majority, 
then he entered the German army, continuing* in the service 
three years. At the expiration of that period he resumed 
his trade and followed the same until 1858, at which time he 
emig-rated to America, landing- at New Orleans on the 26th 
day of May, 1868. He proceeded to St. Louis, thence to Al- 
ton, thence to Jerseyville, where he established the boot and 
shoe trade, which he pursued unto the day of his death. 

He was married June 6, 1858, to Miss Mary Bertman, 
who was also born in Prussia. They were the parents of 
three children: Frederick, who was a partner with his 
father in the shoe business; Henry, at Bakerslield, Cal.; and 
Lillie, living- at home. 

The new firm of "Sheffer& Son" \vas established March, 
1880. They occupied a two story brick building-, located in 
the best business part of the city. Besides their sales room, 
they have a custom shop, in which boots and shoes of all 
g-rades, and orders are made. They carry the larg-est and 
most complete stock of boots and shoes in the city. 

The father died Dec. 15, 1900, but the business is car- 
ried on at the old stand by his son Frederick, who is an hon- 
est, thoroug-h g-oing- business man, as the steady increase of 
his business shows. 

JOHN SCHNKIDEK. 

Opened up a new trade in boots and shoes December 21, 
1900, on south State street, and Sept. 1, 1901, moved into the 
new Bull building-, at the northwest corner of State and Ex- 
changee streets. He carries a full line of boots and shoes. 

He first opened a repair shop in 1890, prior to his bu}^- 
ing- his stock of boots and shoes. He still carries on a repair 
shop in connection with his store. Repairing- done WMth 
neatness and despatch. 

PHILIP LA.XCKKV, 

opened by Philip Lancrey on north State street in 1895. 
Manufactures the finest boots and shoes found on the mar- 



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ket. He sends his work to California and all points in the 
United States where his work is known. 

He has a repair shop in connection with his manufact- 
ure. People who know Mr. Lancrey's excellent abilit}', 
come to him for extra work. 



HARDWARE STORES. 

JOEL K. COKY. 

Beg"an the hardware trade in 1883, first in the Villing"er 
building-, now Ferns' building-, afterwards removed into 
the new Bull building, on west Pearl street, in 1895, 
where he is at present doing- a large and lucrative business. 
Since 1899, his son C. Roy Cory, has been associated with 
him in business. Carries a full line of hardware, wooden 
and tinware. Has a repair shop, and large storag-e room in 
connection. Handles fire-arms and ammunition of all de- 
scriptions. Buys and sells clover, timothy and all kinds of 
farm and garden seeds. 

Sole ag-ent for the Standard Oil Company. Also ag-ent 
of the Adams express company. 

A. O. AtJTEN & CO. 

Began business on corner of Pearl and Jefferson streets, 
February, 1897. Carry all kinds of shelf hardware, stoves, 
furniture, carriages, wind pumps. Also handle paints and 
oils of all kinds. All kinds of field and g-arden seeds. 

The members of the firm are Aaron O. Auten and John 
N. Eng-lish. 

HAKRY S. DANIELS, 

Successor of James Stewart Daniels. Business estab- 
lished by him in 1872. Took charg-e of business immediately 
after the death of his father J. S. Daniels, in July 1892. Bus- 
iness located at Nos. 117-9, south State street. 

General line of hardware, stoves, tinware, bug-g-ies, car- 
riages. ]>umps, etc. Also full line of g-roceries, qucenswarc. 



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etc. Handles all kinds of field and garden seeds. Also 
dealer in CHrriay-es, 



IMPLEMENT ESTABLISHMENTS. 

JlCUSICYVir.I.lC AGKICUL'l URAL WORKS. 

In 1863, Robert Newton and H. (). Goodrich formed a 
partnership under the firm name of Goodrich & Newton, 
for the manufacture of ag"ricultural implements. Their idea 
was to supply a g^rowing- demand for farm machinery in the 
county and surrounding country- 

The)' first purchased a frame building of two stories, on 
east Prairie street, 24x36 feet in g^round area, which thev 
converted into a machine shop. In 1865, Mr. Newton be- 
came sole proprietor of these works, when he erected on the 
opposite side of the street to his machine shop, a ware- 
house and paint shop, 40x60 feet. Another building 36x40 
was afterwards erected for the display and sale of machin- 
ery. In 1866 he formed a partnership with his brother-in- 
law, Levi D. Cory, and the firm name became Newton & 
Cor)\ The business soon justified the employment of 20 
men. In 1869, Mr. Newton became sole proprietor and so 
continued until November, 1882. About this time a stock 
company was formed assuming- the name of "Jerseyville 
Manufacturing" Company" and started with a capital stock 
of $50,000. 

The seventeen stockholders were composed of the fol- 
lowing- men: Robert Newton, H. C. Massey, Col. W. H. 
Fulkerson, Ormond Hamilton, Bowman and Ware, Morris 
R. Locke, J. M. Page, J. A. Shephard, Wallace Leig-h, L. D. 
Halliday, O. A. Snedeker, C. W. Enos, Elias Cockrell, A. K. 
VanHorne, J. S. Daniels, B. C. Vandervoort, with the fol- 
lowing officers: Col. W. H. Fulkerson, Pres.; H, C. Mas- 
sey, Vice-Pres. ; J. M. Page, Sec; S. H. Bowman, Treas.; 
and Robert Newton, general manager. 

In April 1885, Mr. Newton leased the works from the 



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company and in 1888 he became ag"ain sole proprietor. He 
continued this business until 1898, when he associated with 
him Harry Jones, in business only, purchasing- no real es- 
tate. On Janury 1, 1901, Mr. Newton purchased the entire 
interest of Mr. .lones, and ag^ain became sole proprietor. 

From the first establishment of these agricultural 
works, Mr. Newton looked after its interest to the present 
time. 

Mr. Newton at present carries a general line of ag"ri- 
cultural implements, and the manufacture of his patent 
"Corrugated Iron Roller and Pulverizer," at the old stand 
where he began in 1863. He manufactures the best Adjust- 
able Steel Roller and Pulverizer on the market, 

JAMKS BICLl.. 

Bell & Corns began the agricultural business at No. 220 
N. Main street, ^March 1, 1889. Carried a general line of ag- 
ricultural implements. Dealers in oils, and repairs for all 
kinds of machinery sold b}^ them. On March 1, 1892, Mr. 
Corns retired from business, after which it was carried on 
by James Bell at the old stand. In 1894, Mr. Bell added a 
feed store, and ground corn for feed. 

In the spring of 1895, sold to A. O. Auten & Co., and 
worked for them one year. In the spring of 1896, returned 
to the same business, at the old stand, and there continued 
up to the present date, 1901. 

S. L. HILL, 

Began the ag^ricultural implement business on east 
Pearl street, opposite A. O. Auten & Co.'s hardware store, 
November, 1900. Sells farm machinery, wagons, carriag"es 
and all kinds of repairs for machinery. Threshing- ma- 
chines, wind pumps, sewing machines and lig-htning rods. 

WKST & SON. 

Began business in Jerseyville in the fall of 1897, on N. 
State street. Carry on a machine shop and g"eneral black- 
smithing. Repair all kinds of machinery from a lawn 



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mower to a steam threshing- machine. Dealers in steam en- 
gines, boilers and threshing machine outfits, and repairs for 
the same. 

GKOKG1-; ICGELHOFF. 

Georg-e Eg-elhoif established a carriag-e facto r}- in Jer- 
sey ville in 1860. For many years he did an extensive busi- 
ness. He still runs a repair shop at the old stand. His 
present carriag-e repository and shop was the old Presby- 
terian church moved from where now the present Presby- 
terian house stands, to where now stands Mr. Eg-elhoff's 
shop on Jefferson street between Pearl and Arch streets. 



LIVKRY AND FEP:D STABLES. 

1). p. FKircHicir. 
Livery stable situated on corner of Arch and Jefferson 
streets. General livery, feed and sale stable. I^eg-an busi- 
ness July, 1897. Always on hand a g-ood supply of horses 
and carriag"es to accommodate the traveling public. 

l",. A, K. MYKRS. 

Livery and feed stables situated on corner of Pearl and 
Jefferson streets. 

Always on hand a larg-e equipment of horses and car- 
riages of all kinds. Sale stable for horses and mules. Good 
accommodations. Well established and widely known. 

SEAGO & JOHNSON. 

North P>nd Livery, feed and sale stable. Beg-an bus- 
iness October, 1899. Good horses and carriages constantly 
on hand, at reasonable prices. The proprietors are Charles 
T. Seago and L. M. Johnson. 

TAILORINC;. 

JOHN C. TACK, 

Beg-an the tailoring business first in 1847, at the old 
Red Corner now occupied by H. H. HrockmanV bakery. 



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From there he removed to the opposite side of the street 
into what was called the "Bijo" where now stands the brick- 
buildings belong-ing- to Geo. W. Herdman. From the "Bijo" 
he moved into A. L. Knapp's building", a little further south 
of his former stand, where he did business for 12 years up 
to 1860. From this place in 1860, he removed to south Stale 
street which he built, the present dry g"oods store of W. G. 
Burnett. 

In this building- he carried on the tailoring business un- 
til 1888, during a period of 28 years. After this time he 
went to Topeka, Kan., where he remained about one year, 
thence to the north part of Kansas, and after some years, 
he returned to .lerseyville, where he now lives a quiet life in 
his old agfe. 

FRED C. SCHMIDT. 

Both tailor and cutter. Beg"an business on corner of 
State and Prairie streets, August, 1893. Fred is not the 
man who does botch work. He guarantees a lit. His in- 
creasing trade proves it. 

JOHN HOKX. 

Beg^an business on south State street, March, 1886. On 
Februar}^ 19, 1900. he removed to his present place of busi- 
ness at north State street. 

Mr. Horn does his own cutting" and tailoring", and guar- 
antees satisfaction. He also carries a line of g"ents furnish- 
ing" g"oods. 

COAL DEALERS. 



WM. F. FAHKY, 

Beg"an the coal and ice trade Aug"ust, 1899. Office lo- 
cated near C. P. & St. L. passeng-er depot. Dealer in hard 
and soft coal and ice. 

E. D. SLAT TICK Y. 

The old reliable coal dealer. Oldest dealer in the city, 
having" sold coal here for 30 years. Office near crossing" of 



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C. & A. and C. P. & St. L. railroads. Dealer in hard and 
soft coal, 

JOHN CHRISTY. 

Dealer in hard and soft coal in connection with his lum- 
ber business. Office and lumber yard near C. & A. and C. 
P. & St. L. R. R. lines. 

ELIAS COCKRELL. 

Handles soft and hard coal in connection with his lum- 
ber trade. 

JACOBS & ROBB. 

Also handle a larg^e amount of hard and soft coal in con- 
nection with their lumber and ice trade. 



LUMBER YARDS. 

JACOBS & KOBB. 

Located on Arch street, and C. & A. R, R. Dealers in 
lumber and building- material, hard and soft coal, brick, 
lime and plaster. Also a larg-e dealer in ice. The firm is 
composed of Fred Jacobs and Alex C. Robb. 

JOHN CHRIS'l Y. 

Christy Brothers succeeded the J. C. Gaskill Lumber 
Co., December 23, 1895. Near the crossing- of the C. & A, 
and C. P. & St, L. railroads. Aug-ustus Christy retired 
from the firm May 27, 1899. Since then John Christy, sole 
proprietor, deals in hard and soft coal, lumber and building- 
material. 

i:. COCKRELL LUMBER CO. 

Successors of C. H. Knapp and E. Cockrell. The pres- 
ent company was incorporated June 1, 1895. They carr}- a 
g-eneral line of building- material, lumber, blinds, sash, lime, 
etc. 

JEWELRY. 

JOHN E. BOYNTON. 

Dealer in diamonds, jewelry, silverware and Columbia 



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watches. Old and reliable business firm, having- been in 
business in Jerseyville twenty-five years. Located on south 
State street in the Shephard building-. 

H. A. TUNEHOKST. 

Beg-an business in the Snedeker building- on Main street 
in the fall of 1878. Was burned out on January 17, 1887, but 
immediately opened business in the Goeke building- until the 
fall of 1887, when he removed to. the new Snedeker building-, 
his present location, where he is conducting- the jewelry and 
music business, watch, clock, and jewelry repairing. Mr. 
Tunehorst is also a g-raduated optician, having- made a thor- 
oug-h study of the eye, and how to correct its deficiencies 
with g-lasses. He also carries a fine line of imported cut 
g-lass, decorated china, and art pottery. /^Iso pianos and 
org-ans. 

Mr. Tunehorst commenced in a small way, but i^y hard 
work and attention to business, he has now one of the finest 
jewelry stores in this part of the state, and carries a very 
larg-e stock of high g-rade goods. 

FRED HIOKOLD. 

Beg-an business on west Pearl street .Terseyville, 111., 
September, 1894. Keeps a full line of watches, clocks and 
jewelry. Makes a specialty of repairing fine watches and 
jewelry. 

C. C. BOKGEK. 

Began business on north State street Jerseyville, 111., 
September 13, 1884. Keeps a full line of watches, clocks 
and jewelry. Makes a specialty of repairing- watches, 
clocks and jewelry. 



DRUG STORES. 

GREGORY R. SMITH. 

Became the successor to Georg-e W. Ware in the drug- 
business March 13, 1882, located on south State street. In 



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November, 1889, moved his stock of g-oods to 117 north State 
street, to his present place of business. Here he continued 
in business until 1892, when R. L. Vandenburg- ran the bus- 
iness until 1894, when Mr. Smith purchased the stock; since 
which time he has been sole proprietor. 

Carries a full line of drug's, patent medicines, miscel- 
laneous and school books, stationary, wall paper, window 
shades, toilet articles, and everything found in a first class- 
drug- store. 

KI:M10K & DUHADWAY. 

Beg"an business on north State street, October, 1885. 
In October, 1890, removed to their own brick building, No. 
3, south Main street, where they are at present located. 

They carry a g^eneral line of drug's, school books, wall 
])aper and window shades. 

(;i:o. w. WAKM<; & son. 

Successors to W. S. Pittman Drug" Co. Beg^an business 
on south State street, No. 105, Sept, 1, 1900. They carry a 
full line of drug's, wall paper, books, stationary, paints, oils, 
patent medicines; in short, everything usually found in a 
first-class dru"- store. 



MEAT MARKETS, 

JACOB MODE. 

Successor to F. X. Schattgfen, who, with Henry Beek- 
man, who remained with him four years, beg"an the butcher 
business in 1857, and continued without cessation for 44 
years. Mr. Mode opened a meat market at the old Schatt- 
g-en stand, March 25, 1901, on east Pearl street. Deals in 
all kinds of fresh and salt meats. 

WILLIAM HANLKY. 

Opened a meat market in Jerseyville, June, 1882, and 
has followed it continuously to the present time, a little over 
19 years. For some 12 years he was associated with James 
Per ring. Since the retirement of Mr. Perring, he has 



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been sole proprietor. Handles fresh and salt meats of all 
kinds. Fish in their season. 

ALEXANDER & MILLER. 

Opened a meat market in the new Bull building- on north 
State street, July 24, 1901. Dealers in all kinds of fresh and 
salt meats found in this market. 

PAUL NITSCHKE. 

opened a meat market in Jersej'^ville, May, 1895, at No. 
203 south State street. Keeps constantly on hand all 
kinds of Iresh and salt meats. Fish and poultry in their 
season. Also buys hides, live stock, wool, pelts and tallow. 



MILLINERY. 

GIERS & NEWBERRY, 

Beg"an business at west Pearl street, in the spring- of 
1896, They carry on a g-erieral millinery business in the 
latest styles. 

MRS. W. S, KENNER, 

Beg-an business at 119 south State street, Oct. 24, 1897. 
Mrs, Kenner has a g-ood business and merits the confidence 
and respect of a trading- public. 

MRS. CLARA B. BROOKS. 

Boug-ht the millinery stock of Miss Anna Whitenack, 
July 17, 1901, at No, 107 north State street. Carries a full 
line of millinery goods, hats, ribbons, silks, velvets, feathers 
and flowers, Mrs. Brooks is well known, having- carried on 
the millinery business for six years, previous, from 1889 to 
1895. 



HARNESS SHOPS. 

F. W. ROERIG. 

Doing- a thriving" business in the harness, carriag-e trim- 
ming- and saddlery. His polite, honorable and g-enial way of 
doing- business, and treating- his customers has built him a 



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trade that will compel him to call in more help, and push 
out the walls of his buildings. To keep his word, and accom- 
modate his customers, he works decidedly too hard for a 
man of his streng-th. He begMn business at 215 south State 
street, March 5, 1SS3. 

A. 1-. pn r 

Beg-an the harness and saddlery business on west Pearl 
street, in the spring- of 1872, and moved from there to his 
present place of business, on north State street in 1890. 

Mr, Pitt carries on a g-eneral line of harness and sad- 
dler}^ business, making a specialty of repairing- everything' 
along- his line. 



UNDERTAKERS. 

FALICS & PERRIXR. 

Successors to Wm. Keith, who established business here 
in 1851. at 214 south State street. The present firm beg-an 
business here February, 1894. Everything- in the line of 
undertaking- constantly on hand. Furniture upholstered 
and repaired on short notice. 

JACOBY BROS. 

Beg-an business in the Halliday building- north State 
street, March, 1891. They carry a g'eneral line of furniture, 
carpets and wall paper. Everything- in the line of under- 
taking- constantly on hand. 

HOTELS, 

commf<:kcial Hori:i.. 
Wallace Leig-h & Son, proprietors. Hotel was fitted up 
for the reception of g-uests, March 1, 1870. Has maintained 
a g-ood reputation ever since. Ample accommodations and 

protection for g-uests. 

ClOXTRAI. Horioi.. 
Mrs. John I)uni>hy, proprietor. Opened for the recep- 



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tion of g-uests April 1, 18*JU. This hotel has always had its 
share of patronag^e. Guests safe and well cared for. 

JEFFERSON HOUSE. 

Joshua Sweeney, proprietor. Situated conveniently in 
the business part of the cit}', and is well patronized. Ac- 
commodations good and g"uests politely treated. Beg-an bus- 
iness .luly 11, 1898. 

NORTHEKN HOTKL. 

Theo. Hossner, proprietor. The first hotel erected in 
the city. The present proprietor beg-an business in the 
spring* of 1899. A desirable and quiet resting- place for 
guests. 

There are at present a number of excellent private 
boarding- houses throug-h the city more or less permanent. 

BLACKSMITH SHOPS. 
Georg-e W. Burke started the first blacksmith shop in 

1835. The next shop of this kind in Jerseyville was started 
by Stephen Herron, who beg-an work in the fall of 1835. He 
also built a shop, and worked for a few years on the farm 
now owned by Kirk Massey, one-fourth of a mile east of 
Marshall Cooper's farm, situated one and one-half miles 
southwest of Jerseyville, straig-ht line. Afterwards he 
moved to (irafton and died there. The third shop 
was started b}' John M, Smith, who located in Jerseyville, in 

1836, He worked at his trade for about five years, when in 
1841 he removed to a farm east of Jerseyville, retiring- from 
any further pursuit of his trade. 

O. A. riFF. 

Opened blacksmith shop at his present stand in 1856, on 
north State street. Has carried on g-eneral blacksmith ing- 
and wag-on building- up to the present time, at the same old 
stand. He has stuck faithfully to business in one place for 
45 years. 



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JOHN swi>:i:nky. 

Blacksmith, carriag"e and paint shop, situated on Arch 
street, No. 112. Built his shop, and beg"an business in it, in 
the fall of 188K, Mr, Sweene}- has worked at his trade in 
Jersey ville up to this date. 1901, steadily for 41 years. Pre- 
vious to building- and moving- into his own shop where he now 
is, he ran a blacksmith shop on Prairie street up to 1888. So 
much for staying qualities. An object lesson for the young- 
men of Jersevville, get a g-ood thing then stick. 

JOHN MODK. 

Carries on a wagon and repair shop in connection with, 
and in the shop with Mr. Sweeney. Began work here with 
Mr. Sweeney in 1888. Makes and repairs all wood work, 
for wag-ons, plows and all ag-ricultural implements. 

cuarlp:s mcfain. 

Opened up a new blacksmith shop on Arch street, near 
H. S. Daniels' hardware store, about .Tune 10, 1901. McFain 
is a g-ood workman in his line, and no reason seems appar- 
ent why he should not share larg-ely of the public patronage. 

JAM lis DOLAN. 

Successor to Peter Dolan & Son. Shop located on Jeff- 
erson street, between Arch and Prairie streets. 

Carries on a general blacksmithing business, with horse 
shoeing- a specialty. Peter Dolan opened a shop first in Jer- 
seyville in 1880, and in 1888 took his son James in partner- 
ship with him. In 1896, P, Dolan retired from business, 
leaving- his son James, sole proprietor. 

FKANCIS M. DASHNJCK. 

Opened a blacksmith shop on east Spruce street, March, 
1895. Does g-eneral blacksmith work and horse shoeing-, 
etc. Also has a wheel-wrig-ht shop in connection, worked 
by Jacob Gammerding-er. Anv work in wood and iron can 
be done here. 



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\VM. H. MASSICY. 

Blacksmith shop located on east Prairie street. Busi- 
ness is conducted by Jefferson King-. Mr. Masse}^ also 
handles farm machinery. 



PHOTOGRAPHY. 

The first photog-rapher ever located in Jerseyville was 
A. W. Cadman in the year 1855 and remained here two years. 

Al)Out 1857, May & Woods began the photograph busi- 
ness and they remained about two years. Afterwards came 
James Halsted, Mrs. Rinaker, DeLee, who was the first man 
who made here the card photos. J. C. Strong conducted the 
business until boug;ht out by Robt. C. Gledhill in April, 186(). 

Mr, Gledhill continued the business here until he sold 
out to Decrevel Bros., in December, 1898. 
mosp:s deckkvi-:l. 

Began the photog-raph business by buying out R. C. 
Gledhill's old stand, in December, 1898. Is doing- a g-eneral 
photog-raph business in his line and in first-class style. 

WHITEHEAD & ALEXANDER. 

Beg-an business at No. 109, south State street, August, 
1895. They enlarg-e photos, take negatives for photos, and 
everything- in their line of trade. They are long- and well 
known in Jerseyville, and have the confidence of the public. 

The firm is composed of E. E. Whitehead and E, L. 
Alexander. 



FRUIT STORES. 

N. ACCAKIO. 

An Italian, who keeps a wholesale and retail fruit stand 
on west Pearl street, began business in the Bull building-, 
Aug-ust 15, 1900. 

LEO MERCUKIO. 

An Italian, who keeps a confectionery and fruit stand on 



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south State street, since February, 1894. Handles all kinds 
of fruits, ciofars and tobacco. 

KAKBKK SHOPS. 
;\iii.i.i:k hkothtcrs. 

Began business on south State sli-ect, May, 1888. 
Moved to more commodious rooms on west Pearl street, in 
the Carlin buildin<>;-, in 1S91, where they have carried on 
their trade continuously to the present time. 1901. 
iii.xKV F. hayi:k. 

Plenrv B^. Bayer opened his barber shop in Jersey ville 
in I860, and died February 9, 1901, after carrying- on his 
trade in Jerseyville 41 years. After his death, his old stand 
is now occupied by his two sons, Fred and Otto, where they 
are now located. His oldest son Fred, for some 15 years, 
was running- a barber shop in Witchita, Kans., but at the 
death of his father, returned to Jerseyville, and is now work- 
ing- at the trade in his father's stead. These are steady, 
sober young men, and the community welcomes them 
among us. 

KOLLKN COLLENBERGER. 

Rollen Collenberger, proprietor of the Palace Barber 
Shop, located on north Main street, succeeded Edward 
Boehmer, deceased, on .Tune 8, 1899. His business is well 
patronized. 

JOHN 1 . HARRIS. 

Began business on east Arch street, August 29. 189s. 
Does evervthing in his line of business. 

WM. TERRY. 

Proprietor of a barl)er shop located on north State St. 

!•:. O. I'lsKRV. 

Began business on east Pearl street, opposite State 
Bank, February, 1901. Competent to do satisfactory work 
in his line. 



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I-- G. GODAK. 

Begran business June 12, 1900, at No. 110 south State 
street, at the old stand occupied by Mr. H. Webb. A young- 
man building- up a reputation, asks for his share of thu pat- 
ronag-e of the public. 

POULTRY MARKETS. 

W. p. RICHARDS & CO. 

Beg-an business at No, 217 south State street, in the 
spring- of 1899. Buy and sell poultry and eg-g-s of all kinds. 

JOHN PERRIXG. 

Conducts a poultry market on east Pearl street. He 
succeeded J. N. Davenport, in the spring- of 1901. 



CIGAR FACTORIES. 

WILLIAM F. BROCKMAN'. 

Beg-an the manufacture of cig-ars in Jersewillc in 1S.S7. 
Factory No. 208. Opened his factory at his "present place 
of business on west Pearl street, in 1892. Manufactures on 
an averag-e of 175,000 cig-ars annually, 

GEORGE LAUFKOK'iTER. 

Carries on the tobacco and cig-ar trade at Factory, No. 
196, south State street. Began business in the sprhio- of 

1S77. ^ '^ 

HI'.WKV DOKNGIOS. 

Cigar factory located on north State street, near North- 
ern Hotel. 

CILVS. SCH.AUI)]. 

Cigar factory located at his residence m west i)arl of 



citv 



FEED STORES. 

S. D. STANLEY. 

Begran business, .lanuary, 1898, at No. 108, south State 



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street. Buys and sells feed stuffs of all kinds. Also every 
variety of field and garden seeds usually kept in a first-class 
store of this kind. 

Cl-AKKNCIO M. SCKIBNI:K. 

General feed and flour store. Located on west Arch 
street. Beg-an Inisiness in 1900. 



BAKERIES. 

LEIGH & SOX. 

Wallace Leig-h opened a bakery and confectionery store 
on south State street in 1852, where he remained until the 
Commercial Hotel building- was completed in 1874. In 1881, 
his son Austin became a partner, and the firm name became 
Wallace Leig-h & Son. Their ice cream has become famous 
throug-h a wide section of country. 

HERMAN F. BKOCKMAN. 

Herman F. Brockman runs a bakery and confectionery 
store on north State street, where he has been located fo'r 
twelve years. His ice cream parlor and soda fountain re- 
ceive a liberal patronag-e. He manufactures choice candies, 
and enjoys a larg-e trade. 

JOHN FAUTH. 

Beg-an business at No. 205 south State street, October, 
1900, John knows how to feed the hungry, and to bake 
bread, pies and cakes, that will make the customer come 
back. 

HENKV H. BKOCKMAN. 

Beg-an the bakery and confectionery business on north 
State street, in 1887, Remaining there one year, he re- 
moved to more commodious quarters in 1888, to the large 
brick building on the northwest corner of State and Ex- 
change streets, where he has carried on a lucrative l)usiness 
to this date, 1901. Mr. Brockman knows how to feed the 
hungry with the best of bread, pies, cakes, etc.. as he fur- 



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nishes everythiiiff found in a lirst-c.lass bakery and confect- 
ionery. 



VETERINARY SURGEONS. 

J. (;. BKOWX. 

Beg"an business in Jerseyville, July, 18*i2. Office on 
north State street, corner of Main and Pine streets. Car- 
ries a full line of veterinary medicines and does g^eneral vet- 
erinary service. 

K. B. book;]:k. 

One of the experienced veterinar}' surg^eons, is located 
on east Exchange street, near Jefferson Hotel. Also has an 
office in Alton. 



INSURANCE AGENCIES. 

JKKSRYVILLE MUTUAL CO. F. I, CO. 

l^he Jerseyville Mutual County Fire Insurance Co. was 
incorporated February 22, 1861, and reorg-anized in 1888. 
The officers are, D. Q. Trotter, president; Col. W. H. Ful- 
kerson, vice-president; M. C. Stellc, treasurer; Charles S, 
White, secretary. The directors for many years have been 
D. O. Trotter. M. C. Stelle. F. W. Schroeder, Andrew 
Beiermann, Col, W. II. Fulkerson, John I. White. Edward 
Tnibue, Orin Palmer and L. L. Kir])\-. 

As its name indicates, the companv is strictlv mutiial 
in its plan; in other words, when a policy holder burns out, 
all the policy holders tog"ether pay the loss pro rata, with the 
amounts of their several policies, and each and every policy 
holder, has a voice in the g'eneral management of the affairs 
ot the company. 'IMie only salaried officer is the secretary, 
who receives only SlOO.OO per year. 

This amount with the incidental expenses in the matter 
of books, postag-c and stationery, constitutes the entire run- 
ning expenses of the company. The following will illus- 



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trate its cheapness: Old Line Stock Company: Amount of 
policy, SI, 000; rate per $1,000 insured, $1.50; premium, 
$15.00. Jersey ville Mutual: Amount of policy, $1,000; rate 
per $1,000 insured, $.25; premium, $2.50. Thus saving- in 
favor of this company on first cost $12.50. Now the records 
of the company show that the averag-e rate of assessment on 
the amount of premium rates has been in round numbers 
for the last 10 years on 5 year policies, 10 per cent. Taking 
this as a fair average, and the records back for 30 years prove 
it to be so, it will be found the final cost of the above policy to 
the holder, to be 10 per cent of $50.00 the amount of the 
premium notes, or $5.00 which sum, added to the original 
cost of $2.50, makes the the total cost of $7.50, for 5 years 
on a $1,000 policy, or $7.50 cheaper than that of a Stock 
Compan}'. 

Special attention is called to the fact that by a new by- 
law passed recently by the Board of Directors, the company 
now insures live stock from loss from fire and lig-htning any- 
where in the county while in possession of the owner, and 
that hay and grain in the stack, or in store on the premises 
of the insured are also included, and that the above provisions 
are made to apply to all policies now in effect. 

cutting's INSUKANCIO AGKNCY. 

Located in the Gledhill building on west Pearl street. 
The Cutting Insurance ag^ency has a record of 4<» years for 
honorable dealing-, and has paid to Jersey county patrons the 
enormous sum of over $130,00(».0(». This ag^ency represents 
15 of the tirst-class fire, lightning, tornado, plate glass and 
Employers' Liability insurance companies. Also represent 
accident insurance companies on all reliable plans, at lowest 
rates. Also Life Insurance of every kind, such as Ordinarv 
Life, Limited Life, Endowment, Annuity and Tontine. 

The members of the firm are Leonard M. Cutting and 
David E. Beaty. 

BOWMAN \S AC. 1;NC V. 

Office over State Bank. The followinuf first-class com- 



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panics are represented: Phenix, Aetna, Germania, Ameri- 
can, Commercial Union and Glen's Falls. Kd. D. Grig-g-s, 
solicitor. 

stelle's agency. 

Miss Edith A. Stelle succeeded her father, D. R. Stelle, 
after his death in the spring- of 1901, This ag^ency repre- 
sents the following- fire and tornado insurance companies: 
Continental, Germania, Freeport, 111., Concordia, Western 
Underwriters and American. Office located in the Bull 
building- on west Pearl street. 

Georg-e B. Stelle, a representative of the Franklin Life 
Insurance Co., of Spring-field, 111. Also represents the var- 
ious fire insurance companies, represented by his sistei", 
Miss Edith A. Stelle, doing- the soliciting- and traveling part 
of the work, 

metropolitan lAFE. 

^rhe Metropolitan Life Insurance Co, is represented b}' 
P. .1. Monahan, Ass't. Supt, of the Alton district. Office 
over State Bank. A. T. Ankrom resident agent, of the same 
com pan V, for several years. 

GEORGE A. KOWDICX. 

Represents Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Phil- 
adelphia, Pa. Also elected township assessor in 1S94, and is 
the present incumbent, 

BUILDERS. 

GI';ORGI': p. SMI'ITI. 

Contractor and builder. 

hi;nkv i.i-:ak. 
General contractor and builder. Shop on Washing-ton 
and Prairie streets. 

ROBERT CLARK. 

Carpenter and builder. 



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JOHN POWELL. 

Contractor and builder. Long" experience. 

c. R. snydi:k. 
Contractor and builder. 

H. C. DERBY. 

Contractor and builder. 



ARCHITECTS. 

WM. EMBLY AND A. N. EMBLY. 

Office on east Arch street. Many of the most beautiful 
public building's and residences in the city have been plan- 
ned by these g-entlemen. 



MASONS. 

CONRAD NELSON. 

Mason, bricklayer and plasterer. 

WM. G. NALLV. 

For 32 years, plasterer and bricklayer. 

LLOYD HANSELL. 

Mason, bricklayer and plasterer. Old and reliable 
workman. Followed his trade here for 45 years. 

FORD BROS. 

Bricklayers, masons and plasterers. Well known and 
reliable workmen. 

HORACE ROBINGS. 

Mason, bricklayer and plasterer. 

W. S. HENDERSON. 

Mason, bricklayer and plasterer. 
PAINTERS. 

W. F. KROTZSCH. 

Wm. F. Krotzsch keeps a well equipped painting- estab- 
lishment. Paints building-s, sig-ns and fresco work. Grain- 



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ing', g'lazing-, paper hanging. Agent for white and enameled 
letters. 

A. B. PURINTON. 

Painting- and paper hang^ing". 

\VM. SABO. 

Painting- and paper hanging. 

A. W. KENNKDY. 

Painting and paper hanging. 

J. J. SNOW. 

Painting and paper hangfing. 



STENOGRAPHERS. 

Elizabeth Eaton — With Cutting's Insurance Agency. 

Julia barron — With Chapman & Locke, investment 
bankers. 

TiLLiE ScHATTGEN — With Thos. F. Ferns' law office. 

Alice M. Cory — In J. M. Pag-e's office, Manager Cold 
Spring Gold Mining and Tunnel Company. 

Evelyn Reynolds — -Circuit Court stenographer. 

Margaret Flannigan — In office of O, D, Leach. Claim 
Department of C. & A. R. R. 



RAILROAD AGENTS. 
W. C. Jones, agent C. & A. R. R,; F. C. Rutherford, day 
operator; L. L. Miller, night operator. 

NATHANIEL E, MANN. 

Agent of C. P. & St. L. R. R. C. F. Cunningham, op- 
erator. 



EXPRESS COMPANIES. 

UNITED S'lATlOS. 

United States Express Company on east Pearl street, 
in old National Hotel building. H, F. Hill, agent. 




C. p. & ST. I,. K. K. DlCPOl' 



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ADAMS. 

Adam's Express Company on west Pearl street, in Joel 
E. Cory's hardware store. Joel E. Cory, ag"ent. 

UNCLASSIFIED. 

MARBLE WORKS. 

The Jerse\'ville Granite and Marble Works was incor- 
porated March 6, 1899. with W. H. Houg-htlin, president; 
Geo. H. Van Home, secretary and treasurer; D. M. Houg"ht- 
lin, manaofer. Handle g-ranite and marble tombstones and 
monuments of all sizes and descriptions. Previous to incor- 
poration the business was conducted by W. H. Houg-htlin 
for many years. 

CITY I.AUXDKY. 

Wm. Johns, proprietor; C. W. Johns, manager. Began 
the laundry business by buying out the business of Wm. 
Limbrick, Julv 22, 1901. 

Mr. Johns was born in Medora, 111., October 23, 1879. A 
g-raduate of the class of 1897, of the Medora high school. 
Immediately, after, he began the laundry trade at Shreve- 
port, Louisiana, and completed his trade in a large steam 
laundry in Chicago, 111. His experience and training in his 
business merit the confidence and patronage of the public. 

CABINET AND REPAIR SHOP. 

Lucian C. Derby carries on at north State street, a cab- 
inet and repair shop. Repairs and varnishes fine furniture. 
Guns and bicycles repaired on short notice. Also does an 
extensive business in picture frames and other work along 
that line. 

BOOK AND NEWS STAND. 

Oscar Hill, proprietor of the only news and book store 
in Jerseyville, succeeded M, L. Hill & Co., in 1878. He has 
conducte 1 the business ever since, and is located on north 
State street. 

Deals in miscellaneous and school books, stationery, 
newspapers and periodicals. 



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PLUMBING. 



Geo. A. Fry opened up business for himself in the Beatty 
building- on south State street, January, 1901. Steam heat- 
ing" and general plumbing". Mr. Pry has followed his trade 
here years previous, and is well and favorably known. Also 
carries a line of stoves. 

SODA MANUFACTORY, 

Shafer & Mitzel beg"an the manufactory of soda water 
May 10, 1894. Mr. Shafer retired from the firm in 1896, 
since then A, F. Mitzel has been sole proprietor. Factory 
located on corner of Prairie street. 

IKANSFKKS. 

James M- Finch beg'an the transfer l)usiness by running- 
transfer wagons, and busses from depots to hotels in the 
citv, in the spring* of 186(». He has followed industriously 
the same business to the present time. 1901. during a period 
of 35 years. That means success. 

H. D. BULL, D. 1). S. 

For many years has practiced dentistry in .lersej^ville, 
and has his office over Cory's hardware store in the Bull 
building". 

CHAKLES WKDDIN(i. 

Keeps a tish stand on east Pearl street, first door east 
of State Bank. 

DK. A. S. HlTN'l'. 

Ur. A, S. Hunt, homeopathic physician, located in the 
Bull building" on west Pearl street, in 1900. 

M. J. DOLAN, ATTORNEY. 

M. J. Dolan, attorney-at-law, located on south State 
street. Was State's attorney from 1896 to 1900. 

SAM lee's LAUNDRY'. 

Sam Lee, a Chinaman, conducts a laundry on south 
State street. 

OPERA HOUSE. 

Thomas F. Ferns boug"ht the Villing"er opei'a house 




EDWIN S. WKLI.S. 




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BICNJ AMIX \V lODDING. 



I 




KDWIX S. WKLLS. 



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V. 



HIONJAAIIX \V i;i)DL\G. 



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property in 19(m). He at once remodeled and enlarg-ed the 
store room below and the opera house above- A larg^e and 
modern stag^e, with the latest scenery, was constructed, and 
Jerseyville now has a convenient and inviting- place for en- 
tertainment and amusement. W. H. Schroeder is the pres- 
ent manager. 




^mong The TPionzers. 



EDWIN S. WELLS. 

Edwin S. Wells was born in Salisbury, Conn., October 
19, 1828, When he was six years old his father removed to 
Berkshire county, Mass., where he received a liberal educa- 
tion before coming- west. 

He came to Chicago, 111., in 1850, with the intention of 
locating there, but becoming- alarmed at the prevalence of 
the cholera in that city, he came to Jerseyville to visit his 
friend Georg-e H. Hodg-kin, who had preceded him about two 
years and was a clerk in the store of A. B. Moi-oan. 

One day a tanner from under the bluff l)v the name of 
(leorge Foster brought a bundle of dressed deer skins to 
the store to sell for "whangs," as he called it, and Mr. Wells 
conceived the idea of making such products into gloves and 
mittens, and ordered twelve dozen dressed skins as a start, 
and ripped up some gloves and mittens in the store for pat- 
terns, I'^rom this the enterprise grew until he consumed 
from 1(),(K»0 to 12,000 a year, and manufactured some 25,000 
to .^0,000 pairs i)f gloves and mittens, besides a large number 
of money purses. 

He soon discovered that with the rapidly increasing pop- 
ulation, the deer skins would become fewer when his busi- 
ness would grow less and less, and he closed out his interests 
and returned to Chicago and engaged successfully in the 
wholesale grocery business for man}-^ years. 

Mr. Wells married for his second wife Rachel Corbett 
Hinton, the widow of Abner C. Hinton, who practiced law in 
Jerseyville for some years, and sister of Mrs. Isaac Harbert, 
who still lives in Jerseyville. 

Mr. V\ ells made a profession of religion at. :.n.i ..iLh 
the first Presbyterian church of Jerseyville, 
of Rev. Samuel Grosvenor, the first Sabbith of Ta'iut:-y, 1S51 



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He retired from active business some eight years ag"o, 
and has a beautiful home in Lake Forest, one of the suburbs 
of Chicag-o, on the shore of Lake Michii»"an, 2'^ miles from the 
citv. 



BENJAMIN WEDDING. 

Was born in Scioto county, Ohio, April 14, 1S2(). He 
came to Jersey county in 1834, and has here remained ever 
since. He beg^an teaching' school in 184(), at the ag'e of 20 
years which occupation he followed during- the winters for 
10 years, farming- during- the summer. 

He was elected sheriff in 1856 by the whig- party, when 
he removed to Jerseyville. In 1864 he was appointed reve- 
nue collector for Jersey and Calhoun counties, which office 
he held four years. He was Justice of the peace for eig-ht 
years. Coroner from 1854 to 1856, Was elected mayor of 
the city of Jerseyville in 1870. Was married Aug-ust 9, 1847, 
to Miss Tabitha Johnson, of Jersey county, but formerly of 
Scioto county, Ohio. Twelve children were born to them, 
five of whom died in infancy. Those now living- are Barkley, 
James, Thomas, Philip and Hel)er. 

Mr. Wedding- still lives among- us, and has a real estate 
and loan office on north State street. Also Notary Public. 



JAMES STEWART DANIELS. 

Was born in Chester county. Pa., Februar}^ 10, 1835. 
He came to Jersey county in 1854 with his parents, and en- 
g-ag-ed in farming-. In 1861 he enlisted in Co. G, 122nd 111., 
Inft., and was honorably discharg-ed in 1865. He imme- 
diately returned to Jerseyville and was elected Cit}^ Marshal, 
which position he held for six years. He was alderman for 
10 3'ears, and in 1891 was elected Mayor. One of his first 



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official acts as mayor was the vetoing" of an ordinance passed 
by the newly elected council lowering* the saloon license fee 
from $750.00 to $500.00, which act earned for him the esteem 
and confidence of all g"ood citizens, and his subsequent 
course at the head of the city government has g-iven entire 
satisfaction. 

Beg-an the hardware business on south State street, 
February, 1872, and there conducted the business until 1889, 
when the firm name became J. S. Daniels & Son, and re- 
mained the same until his death, which occurred July 12, 
1892. Since his death the business has been conducted by 
his son H. S. Daniels, who is sole proprietor. 

For many ^^ears he was connected with the School Board 
of Jerseyville, and was foremost in all educational matters. 
He was a member of the council, and took an active part in 
the water works in pushing them to completion. 

His death was rather sudden, yet it had been known for 
several days that he was sick, but when the sad news of his 
death was known, it had a paralyzing- effect on the citizens of 
Jerseyville, for they realized they had lost one of their best 
friends, and a useful citizen, and a feeling- of g-enuine sor- 
row took possession of every heart. 

His funeral services were conducted at the Presb3^ter- 
ian church, Rev. Ira C. Tyson officiated, assisted by Rev. J. 
J. Porter. He was buried under the direction of Jerseyville 
Lodg-e, No. 394, A. F. and A. M., assisted by Belvidere 
commandery, K. T., No. 2, of Alton. 

Acting- mayor DuHadway issued a proclamation request- 
ing- the citizens to close their respective places of business 
from 10 o'clock a. m., to 2 o'clock p. m., which was done, and 
the entire community attended the funeral and followed the 
remains to their last resting- place. 

Thus passed away a g-ood man, a useful citizen, who will 
be sadly missed by the entire city. 




JAMKS STIOWAKT DANIKLS. 





ALFRED. B. PURINTON. 

Alfred B. Purinton performed an important part in the 
capture of Jefferson Davis during- the closinfi: days of the 
war.. Mr. Purinton was Second Lieutenant of Co. I. of the 



,')')').. 



Fourth Michig-an Cavalry under the command of Col, B. D. 
Pritchard which accomplished the feat of bas^-g-ing- 'the wiley 
Confederate President. 

On May 10, 1865, Mr. Purinton was "brevetted First 
Lieutenant of United States Volunteers, for meritorious ser- 
vice in the capture of Jefferson Davis." 

Lieutenant Purinton was one of the twenty men who es- 
corted Davis and party to Washing^ton. He now has in his 
possession a button cut from the rubber coat worn by the 
Confederate President as a disg-uise. 

Mr. Purinton was born in Truxton, Portland county, N, 
Y., February 16, 1834. He was married to Miss Nettie 
Maxwell, at Coldwater, Mich., in 1867. Moved to Lincoln, 
111., in 1871, where they resided until 1882, when they moved 
to Jerseyville. Three children were born to them: Fred 
v., of Lincoln, 111.; Lena B., of Boston Mass.; and Eliza- 
beth, who resides with her parents. 

CITY LIBRARY. 

An ordinance passed the City Council appropriating- 
money to establish and maintair. a City Library, Oct. 2, 1894. 

The appropriation was approved by the Mayor, H. A. 
Shephard, October 3, 1894. 

Opening- of Library to the public. May 15, 1895. 

To start the enterprise. Senator T, S. Chapman do- 
nated the rent of the library' room for three years. 

The Shakespeare club paid li])rarian for three 3'ears. 
Number of volumes in library 2,8()3; number of g-overnment 
reports, extra 760, making* a total of 3,623. 

About 300 volumes out constantly. 

The library calls in on an averag-e of two-thousand visi- 
tors monthl^^ Very few libraries in the State in a city of 
this size are better patronized than this. 

Board of Directors are: Wallace Leig-h, Pres. ; J. J. 
Wiseman, vice-president; Kd. .T. Vaug"hn, Joshua Pike, 
Nellie Bowman, H. R. Gledhill, A. M. Slaten, T. W. Butler 



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and N. Buesen. Miss Edna L. Curtis, Librarian and Secre- 
tary. 

POST OFFICE. 

The first post ofi&ce in Jerseyyille was established in 
1834, with Edward M. Dailey as the first postmaster, who 
held it for six years. 

The second was David T. Bonnel, who held the office 
from 1840 to 1844. 

The third was Perley Silloway. 

The fourth, was Charles H, Roberts. 

The fifth, Alex B. Morean. 

The sixth was Charles H. Jackson, who was appointed 
in 1853, and served until 1858. 

The seventh was Jacob E. Whitenack, who held the of- 
fice until 1861. 

The eighth was Thomas L. McGill, who took charge of 
the office in 1861, but died a short time thereafter, and his 
wife succeeded him. 

The ninth incumbent was John I. White, but soon after 
resig"ned in favor of Wm. Pitt, who held the office about two 
3^ears. 

The tenth was Joseph H. Buffing"ton, who held it for 
three years. 

The eleventh was Georg-e H. Jackson, who acted as 
special agent, for a while, and was afterwards appointed, 
serving until 1869. 

The twelfth to serve as postmaster was Jacob E, White- 
nack who was re-appointed, and continued in office until 1877. 

The thirteenth man was J. L. C. Richards, who held the 
office from 1877 to 1882. The fourteenth postmaster was 
Wm. H. Edgar, who began in 1882, and continued to 1886. 
Hon. H. O, Goodrich, March 1, 1886 to 1890. Adolphus Rue 
from March 1, 1890 to 1894, John C. McGrath from March 
1, 1894 to 1898. Wm. S. Pittman began March 1, 1898, and 
continues to the present date, 1901. 



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JERSEYVILLE CITY BAND. 

^J'he Jersevville City Band was org-ani;ied Nov, 1, 1888, 
under the leadership of Paul Leresche, Sr , who was their 
continuous leader for eleven years, until Nov^ember 1, 1899. 

On account of ag"e and intirmities iNIr. Fveresche resigned, 
and Aaron Dodson, who was one of the charter members of 
the band, who plaved alto three years, solo cornet five 
years, and liaritone for three years, was on Nov. 1, 1899, 
cliosen leader and so continues to the present date, 1901. 

The band now plays every Friday evening- during the 
summer months on the streets, which the citizens enjoy and 
appreciate greatly. 

Mr. Dodson as a leader is thoroughly competent and 
deeply interested, and the band now ranks among" the best 
in this part of the State, Following are the names of the 
members of the band: 

LicADKK — Aaron Dodson. 

CoRNirrs — Paul Leresche, Jr., Herbert Brinton, C. D. 
Dodson, John Powers and Herold Leresche. 

Clarinets— Augustus Krotzsch, E. L. x\lexander and 
Elmer Erwin. 

Altos — C. A. Dodson, Walter Catt, Jos. A, Snodg-rass 
and Karl T. Nelson. 

Tkombonk— J. W. Bell, Henry Catt and J. Q. Hill. 

Tubas — .'ohn Schneider, Strother Kennedy. 

Drums — Theodore Dodson, Herbert Bell. 

CEMETERIES. 



OAK GROVJ-: CKMKTHKV. 

What is now known as Oak drove cemetery was pur- 
chased by the town of Jerseyville from H. L. Adams, .Tan- 
uary 8, 1856, for the sum of S8()().()0, payable in three annual 
payments of $26673. 

The cemetery, situated in the eastern portion of Jerse}'- 
ville, was surveyed and paltted l)y Henry M. Chase, count}' 




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survevor, July 19, 1856, and sig^ned b^^ A- B, Morean, presi- 
dent, and A. M. Blackburn, clerk of the council of the town 
of Jerseyville. 

The first sexton was Thomas Ford, who acted until the 
latter part of 1866. The second was Joshua Walpole, who 
acted until May, 1867, and was in turn succeeded by Casper 
Sabo, who has acted continuously ever since. During- the 34 
years as sexton, he has buried 1,779 persons. 

Up to this date August l?lst, there are 2,361 persons 
buried in Oak Grove cemetery, of which number 286 are in 
the Potter's Field. 

The first person buried was Clavira Stelle, daughter 
of I. and R. Stelle, Aug. 16, 1856. The second was Eliza- 
beth Ford, September, 1856. The first addition to Oak 
Grove cemetery, containing 20 acres, was purchased by the 
city council from Eug-ene Eberhardt on the 19th day of Jan- 
uary, 1898, for the sum of $3,000.00, part of which was sur- 
veyed and platted by A. W. Newton, county surveyor. 

There are 792 lots in the original including 50 lots laid 
out for the Potter's Field, and 690 in the new, making a 
total of 1,482 lots, which, as a whole, make one of the most 
beautiful cemeteries in the State. 

This cemetery, the silent home of our departed loved 
ones, is neatly kept and beautified, more or less, by the 
works of art and nature, and with the multitude of white 
marble monuments, which mark the resting places of our 
dead, is a desirable place for pensive thought and prayer. 

CATHOLIC CEMKTERY. 

Further to the north is the beautiful Catholic cemetery, 
the hallowed place the Catholic church lays away her pre- 
cious dead. Laid out with walks, and adorned with monu- 
ments aTid evergreens, the devout Catholic may lav away to 
peaceful slumbers their precious loved ones. 

OLD SETTLERS' SOCIETY. 

The "Old Skttli;ks' Socii:ty," of Jersevville, was or- 



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g-;ini/.ed in the Court House, on Saturday, October 7, 1871. 
There were thirty-five of the old settlers' present, and from 
this number a committee of three were appointed to draft a 
constitution and plan of org-anization, consisting- of (leo. E. 
Warren, ,1. (i. Scott and George H. Jackson. 

After some time, the committee brought in a constitu- 
tion, containg eight sections. Any person wishing- to read 
the constitution, the writer refers them to the history of 
Jersey and Greene counties, pag-e 1(>5. 

Meetings were held b}?- this society until of recent 3^ears. 
The old settlers who kept up the society have passed be- 
yond. The present g-eneration do not call themselves old 
pioneer settlers, therefore do not feel much interest in an 
org-anization to which they feel they are not eligible. 



FAi^MERS' INSTITUTE. 

^Phe Jersey County Farmers' Institute was organized 
according to statutor}- enactment in 18<)(), with Col. W. H. 
Fulkerson as president, and J. W. Becker secretary and 
treasurer. Annual meeting-s are held reg'ularly at the Court 
House in .lerseyville. 

The present officers are: C. W. Simmons, president; 
J. W. Becker, secretary and treasurer; W. H. Bartlett, W. 
H. Fulkerson and C. H, Updike, executive committee. 

DOMESTIC SCIIONCIC. 

In connection with the annual b^armers' Institute held 
January 8th and 9, 1901, the Jersey County Domestic Science 
Association was org-anized with Mrs. W. E. Carlin, presi- 
dent; Mrs. M. C. Stelle, yice-president; Miss Fannie Fulk- 
erson, secretary; Miss Mamie Cadwallader, treasurer. 
Many interesting- and profitable meetings have been held. 



Y. M. C. A. 

Organized December, 1900, with eight members, and 
Mr. .fohn Christy, president; (tco. Woodruff. Jr., vice-presi- 



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dent; E. L. Alexander, secretary; J. W. Becker, director 
and Walter S. Daniels, Jr., treasurer. 

Meeting-s were held in the home of President Christy, 
until association moved into their rooms on north State 
street, January 17, 1901. Meetings now held in their rooms 
Sunday afternoons. 



CRIMINAL RECORD. 

The following- account taken from the Jersey count\^ cir- 
cuit court records shows this to be the only case of capital 
punishment executed in Jersey county: 

"Jersey County Circuit Court, April term, April 18, 
1865. Wm. A. Brown, alias Tom Moss, alias Amzi Moss, 
murder. Indictment charges murder of Robert Watson, 
Nov. 7, 1864, by shooting- wnth a pistol." 

Trial at Aug-ust special term, 1865. Jurymen: James 
Young-, J. W. Besterfeldt, T. J. Campbell, John Davis, John 
E. Julks, Asa Briggs, Sebastian Watson, J. C. Carrico, D, D. 
Smith, Wm. McAdams, H. N. Belt. Jr., Wm. R. Ashford. 

Jury's verdict, murder. Hung on Wednesnay, Sept. 1, 
1865. T. J. Selby, sheriff. 

Witnesses to hanging: Richard I. Lowe, county judge; 
Jacob Lurton, associate judge; L. H. Robbins, J. L. White, 
attending physicians; Andrew Jackson, county clerk; M. E. 
Bagley, circuit clerk; W. T. Whitfield, H, O. Goodrich, C. 
C. Cummings, James C. Ross, Smith M, Titus, J. C. Mar- 
shall, Chas. H. Knapp, Dr. A. K. VanHorne, Dr. G. G. Lyon, 
John H. Reddish, A. L. Knapp, Wm. W. Felter. 



NATIONAL HOTEL. 

The National Hotel was built b}^ Lott and Dailey, in 
1836-7. In May, 1836, John Frost, Sr., vacated the "Old Red 
House," to give room for Prof. Penuel Corbett and family, 
Mrs. Harbert being one of the children, and moved into the 
National Hotel before the painting was completed. 



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Thus John Frost, Sr., was the first occupant of the old 
National. Mr, Frost remained in the hotel eig^ht years, un- 
til the spring- of 1846, when C. B. Fisher purchased it, and 
remained there four years, to 1849. 

In 1846 C, B. Fisher built the north division of the hotel 
afterwards occupied by Fred Bertman, dry g^oods and cloth- 
ing" store, and Casavant's jewelr}' store, lastly b}- Ed. Burns' 
saloon and Wm, Hanley's meat market. C. B. Fisher re- 
tiring", Peler Goff held possession until in 1854, when W, S. 
Hawley took charg-e, who, in 1855, built the long" eastern ad- 
dition of 70 feet, that extended to the alley. 

At this point there is some doubt as to the order of 
ownership. In 1860, Smith Titus was proj)rietor, and he 
was succeeded by Charles Bowman. William Billing-s next 
came in control and after him Charles Holcomb and his sons. 
James Young- succeeded the Holcombs, with whom the his- 
tory of the building" as a hotel ceases. thoug"h it was used 
afterwards as a roomiqg" house. At the time of its destruc- 
tion bv fire Sept. 1, 1901, the property was owned by S, H. 
Bowman, William Hanley and James Perring's. 

Much interesting" local history is connected with this 
building", especially during" the Civil War period when it 
was connected with the "Underg"round Railroad." 




§evzeq Gountu ^arm ^ife 

SIXTY YeftRS AGO. 

HON. ED. MINER. 

ut on the prairie, about a mile to the west 
■-^ Of where we're now met, further knowledg-e in quest, 
Stood a little log- cabin in the prairie grass tall, 
Where your speaker arrived one night in the fall, 
In destitute pligfht, without money or clothes, 
A pitiable object, as you well may suppose. 
And to add to his misery — and these are bald facts — 
He was barren of hair as the poll of an ax, 
And shy on teeth, too, for this luxury then 
Was with him like unto the proverbial hen. 

That cabin ^.tood low, squarely facing the south. 

And built to withstand either flood or a drouth; 

One door and two windows furnished ing-ress and light. 

While the fireplace covered quite all else from sig^ht. 

The door on two wooden hing^es was hung. 

But the windows were "set" and refused to be swung; 

And a roug^h puncheon floor, laid down without sills, 

Answ'ered well enoug-h there for skirts without frills. 

A ridg-e-pole projected at either end of the hut, 
And a chimney loomed up, belching- cinders and soot. 
On one end of the ridg-e pole a hen and her brood 
Roosted safe from the varmints 'round hunting- for food, 
While a g-obbler, whose mate on Christmas eve died, 
Held the other end down, thus preventing: a slide. 
With these simple adornments the outside was complete. 
While the interior lacked not in ornaments neat. 



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From the rafters o'erhead there hung' in festoons 
Long- string's of dried apples and dried skins of raccoons; 
While over the fireplace, from peg's in the log's, 
Swung" strips of dried venison and jowls of dead hogfs. 

In one corner a Ijarrel, with cover weig'hted with chunks, 
To keep the meat under brine and secure from skunks. 
Held in pickle the pork for the next summer's use. 
And served at times as a stand, or at least an excuse, 
For this useful adornment, and often at nig'ht. 
Held the saucer of g'rease that furnished the lig'ht. 

Then a little pine table, one bed and some chairs. 
And an old wooden clock much in need of repairs, 
And a bucket and g^ourd, and an old spinning- wheel. 
And hanks of white yarn just fresh from the reel. 
And a shot-g'un transformed from a rifle, smooth-bore. 
Which hung' within reach just over the door, 
And a powder horn, made from the horn of an ox, 
Embellished with pictures of a hound and a fox, 
And suspended near by to be ready, in case 
A big" buck gdided b3s to g'et out and g-ive chase — 
Embraced about all the household effects 
Save a few ancient dishes little better than wrecks. 

No, there's another adornment I cannot forg-et. 
For its memory looms up, cling-ing- close to me yet, 
And that's the cradle of boards, shy of satin or silk. 
Where your speaker g^ot started, dealing- wholly in milk; 
At which avocation he thrived well for a time, 
Had thing's his own way, and enjoyed it prime. 
Until there came to the cabin, one dark nig'ht in June, 
Another toothless young" scamp with lungs all atune. 
Who g-ot red in the face, yelled and kicked with such vim, 
That he turned the milk business straig'ht over to him. 

Thus a farm life in Jersey, three score years ag'O, 
Your speaker begfan, and would now have you know 
That milk rations cut off, his chances to win 



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Were, to put it quite mildly, most deucedly thin, 

For did he take other diet and thereby g-row fat, 

Then his mother would worry to know "where he was at," 

Did he chance to stroll out, looking- tempting- and sweet, 

Lest a prowling she-wolf snap him up for her meat. 

But he grew on apace with other stock on the farm, 
Had the croup and the measles, which did him no harm; 
Fought whooping cough hard, and chicken pox spurned, 
Fed the chickens and pigs, rocked the cradle and churned; 
Went out on cold mornings, ground covered with sleet. 
Drove the hogs from their beds and there warmed his bare 

feet, 
Brought the cows from the pasture and on errands ran. 
Until but one thing was lacking to make him a man. 

That "one thing" he found in the summer one day, 

When a man from the town came out to cut hay. 

Who, to pay him for some little errand he did 

Gave a piece of tobacco, just enough for a quid. 

Now then, thought your speaker, this surely's not bad, 

I'll be a man now not less bigger than dad. 

He put the stuff in his mouth, to the stable went straig-ht, 

Leaned against the pig pen and did there ruminate; 

Till a darkness came o'er him that could almost be felt, 

And a queer sort of feeling flitted under his belt, 

Which caused him to tremble, his knees to grow weak. 

Filled his soul with dismay and with pallor his cheek; 

Until, hanging limp o'er the rails of that pen. 

Gave his quid and his dinner to the pigs, there and then. 

But this little experience didn't seem to suffice — 

He was bent on acquiring- and holding the vice. 

So he sought the same reptile that caused him the pain, 

And declared he was willing to be bitten again. 

And thus he continued, spite of thrashings or threats; 

His father's advice, or his mother's regrets, 

Until he'd mastered the art (this is truthful but sad,) 



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And could bite off a chew quite equal to dad. 

Then, as years g^lided i)y, he eng'ag'ed on the farm, 

Not er.ontrh to excite or cause much alarm 

For his health, or his streny^th, but to tell you what's so. 

For ten cents a day he covered corn with a hoe; 

Sallied out in the morning^s when his father with team 

Went out to break prairie, and bore down on the beam 

To keej) the plow in the g"round, and thus, hour b}' hour, 

Rode an old wooden mould board that never did scour. 

Then played circus with horses, and rode 'round and 'round 

To tramp out the sheaves, in a riny on the g-round; 

And, with tramping- done, then to gather the wheat 

Helped to rake off the straw and toss chaff from a sheet. 

Another threshing" device in vogue at that day, 

Which to use with effect was not any child's play. 

And though simple in build, in looks shy of deceit, 

Was full of the d — 1 as an eg-g" is of meat. 

This eng-ine whose antics made your speaker bewail 

And curse the day he was born< was a measly old flail. 

One day he had stood and watched with much care 

The men in the barn swing-ing- flails in the air, 

To beat out the oats from sheaves on the floor. 

Where he viewed the proceedings through a crack in the 

door. 
When the noon hour came and men g-one to their meals, 
Thought your speaker, 'Til try this and see how it feels 
To run these machines, so simple, so plain; 
I think I can do it without very "much strain." 
He seized the one nearest, swung it over his head. 
And in less than two minutes he was carried to bed, 
With nose mashed out of shape, his eyes a mere speck, 
And one ear twisted 'round to back of his neck. 
But he lived, as you've seen, to tell the sad lale. 
And g-ive warning to shun that murderous flail. 

The threshing now done and corn g-athered in cril). 
The thoughts are diverted to the roasted spare-rib. 



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And hog'-killing" time now grows on apace 
When the porker will then have to give up the race. 
In the crisp early morning", g-round covered with snow, 
A smoke is seen curling- from a chunk-heap ag^low, 
Where stones to heat water snug-gle closely therein 
To be ready for business when the killing's begin, 
Then the neighbors arrive, old butcher knives g-round: 
New gambrels are cut because the old ones not found, 
Then a bustle, a hustle and cry "water hot," 
Then the crack of a rifle, a squeal from the lot, 
And the slaughter is on, and no rest is found 
Till with heels in the air and noses to the g-round, 
Hang- suspended in rows, looking comely and neat, 
The remains of dead swine for the next season's meat. 
Then the dog-s and the cats and crows from the field 
Hang- 'round for the parts the interiors now yield. 
And contend for the "lig-hts," hung- on the top rails 
While the boys are content to fig-ht out for the tails. 

But let this suffice for the scenes on the farm 

About w'hich there always will ling-er a charm. 

While we mention the men who three score years ag-one 

Leveled the forests and made the prairie a lawn. 

When we scan o'er the list, tho' we've not named them all, 

Our feelings are stirred, as we sadly recall 

That two-thirds of the number, if not many more. 

Have passed on beyond — to eternit3''s shore. 

Peace to their memories, ever green their g-raves keep, 

P^or they're not dead 1)ut sleeping-, then why do w^e weep. 

Among- those whom your speaker has many times met 

Are those whose names follow — these he cannot forget: 

There was "Uncle" Phil Grimes and son Jarret T., 

And Pattersons, Gershom, a major was he; 

The Coleans and the Cumming-s, a g-oodly array. 

The Slatens and Aliens and Ira E. Day; 

And Gilworths and Whitlocks and William McDow, 



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The Waddles and Grains and Richard I. Lowe; 

And Carrolls and Marstons and Ezekial Chance 

And Beach, Charlie L., who liked well to dance. 

Then the Scotts and the Powells, Rog^ers and Rig-g-s. 

The Robbins and Snells and one William Brigg^s, 

And Simmons, and Shorts, Randolphs and Ruyle, 

And D'Arcy E. A., he of the "old school." 

Also Landons and Lambs, Masons and Stelle, 

And Seagos and Trabues and Adams, N. L. 

Then Reddish and Schroeders, Perrine and Cross, 

And Jacksons and Hills, the Corys and Ross; 

The Calhouns and the Cowens, Campbells and Belts, 

And Wyckoffs and Davis, the Dabbs and VanPelts. 

The Darnells and Dodsons, Masseys and Barrs, 

The Knapps and the Goodrichs, Loftons and Darrs, 

McDows and McKinneys, Stanley and Swans, 

Staffords and Tolmans, the Nobles and Vaughns, 

Then Warrens and Richards and Eng-lish, J. N. 

With Wedding's and Blackburns and a Crabb now and then. 

And Uncle John Sheeley, all remember him still, 

As also Joe Gerrish who built the wind mill. 

Then Viall and Cyrus and Casey (M. D.) 

And Bairds and old "Billie" Kelley you see. 

Hinsons and Kirbys, the Shephards and Lotts, 

Cheneys and Plowmans, Lurton and Potts. 

Hendersons and Perrys, the Pigg-ots and Post, 

The Brocks and the Terrys and Fisher, "Mine Host." 

And the Browns and Copes, the Downeys and Eads, 

The Hurds and Hamiltons, men of g-ood deeds. 

The Coopers and Windsors and one J. R, Black, 

Elected Jersey's first treasurer in days away back. 

And the VanHornes and Bells and Harley E. Hays, 

Must close up the list lest you think it a craze. 

(In conclusion to those of my early associates who began life on a 
Jersey farm about the same time as your speaker, let me leave with you 
the following queries:) 



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As the years fl}' swiftly onward and life's shadows leng-then 
fast, 

As your cares and troubles deepen and your joys and pleas- 
ure last, 

As you muse on life's mutations and oft view them with 
alarm, 

Do your thoug-hts recur, and often, to your boyhood on the 
farm? 

Do there come the recollections of your first new pair of 

pants. 
How you showed them to your Uncles and your Cousins and 

your Aunts, 
How your Mother, heaven bless her, when she'd g-ot the 

thing-s complete. 
Wondered how you'd e'er disting-uish 'twixt the front part 

and the seat? 
How you sallied forth with limbs encased in this new rig- 
unique. 
With hands thrust down in pockets deep and tong-ue too 

proud to speak, 
How you soon returned, your face awry, your spirits 

crushed and torn 
Likewise your pants, and the eg-gfs as well you'd in your 

pockets borne? 

Do vag-rant strains still ling-er of that "music in the air" 

That went surg-ing- throu<*-h the rafters when your mother 
cut your hair? 

When she'd seize you by the foretop. clamp your head be- 
tween her knees. 

And threaten dire disaster did you even dare to sneeeze? 

Can 3'ou hear the lively clicking- of those monster, dull sheep 
shears. 

As thev swished about your cranium, and mayhap, nipped 
your ears? 



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While your sunburned locks were falling- at each successive 

whack, 
And cither lodged in eves or nose, or went g-limmering- down 

voui" back? 

And when at last, the job complete, you the to mirror flew 
And viewed your "nog"g"in" fore and aft from every point of 

view. 
Had vou before, or have you since, in heavens, earth, or air, 
(iazed on a scene or met a frig-ht that could with it compare? 

Do other scenes come before you of earlier life on the farm, 
Hog- killing, harvest and threshing, and the gay husking bee 

in the barn; 
When the golden fruit hung in the orchard, or the turkey 

stole off for her "set," 
Or the bumble bee answered your call and whose sting on 

your eye hurts you yet? 

Do you frequently sit in the gloaming and sigh for a sight 

of old Tige, 
That faithful old dog, and so aged that he had but few hairs 

in his hide? 
In short how well it would please you — how much would it 

act as a charm. 
To mingle for a time in those scenes of your boyhood days 

on the farm? 



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eraGDai c-emce. 



William McKinloy, the twenty-tourth President of the 
United States, in tht- one hundred and t^^•enty-sixth year of 
our National Independence, on Friday, September f), 1901, at 
4 o'clock, p. m., was shot down by an assassin by the name 
of Leon Czolgos/^, an avowed anarchist, while in the Temple 
of Music at Buffalo, N. Y., attending- the Pan-American Ex- 
position. The assassin was a Russian Pole of American 







birth, his father havino- been a saloon-keeper in Cleveland, 
Ohio, where his son had received the anarchistic principles 
which culminate<l in the assassination of the president. 

(.>-ol«>fosz wa ^ a youni»- man, sinoie, about twenty-six 
veai-sold. He yioried in the murderous deed, and said he 



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liad (lone his duty. While President ISIcKinle}' was shaking" 
hands with the people at a public reception, the young- assas- 
sin came forward and as Mr. McKinley reached out his hand 
of greeting, the assassin with one hand pushed awav the 
hand of the President and with the other hand in which he 
held a new 36-calibre revolver covered with a handkerchief, 
fired two shots in quick succession. 'J^he first ball took effect 
in his sternum bone, not mortally wounding-, the second pass- 
ed entirely throug-h the stomach, lodging behand the muscles 
of the vertebrae, and was never exactly located. The first 
bullet was immediately extracted, the second never was and 
became the mortal wound. 

The President was immediately taken to the exposition 
hospital where hepassed throug-h a surgical operation, stitch- 
ing the openings in both the front entrance into the stamach, 
and also the back wall, or exit of the ball. 

The operation appeared to be successful, and the presi- 
dent each day was reported as imjiroving-. From the 4th to 
i2th of September he was considered out of danger, until 
Friday nig-ht, September 13, when he sank into unconscious- 
ness, and all hope of recovery was al)andoned. He died Sat- 
urday morning- at the Milburn residence, Buffalo, N. Y., 
September 14th at 2:15, a. m. His farewell words were, 
"Good by, all, g-ood-by. It is God's way; His will be done." 
His last audable words were trying- to sing- his favorite hymn, 
"Nearer, my God, to thee. Nearer lo thee," when his voice 
was hushed in death. No man that ever lived or died was so 
universally wept over, by not only the 75, (100, ()(><» people of 
his own nation, but all other civilized nations of the earth. 

The first Sunday following- his death, all the pastors of 
the -lerseyville churches made s]>ecial mention and prayers 
for the dead president. Father Marks, pastor of the church 
of the Holy (ihost, offered a special prayer service. Rev. 
J. (t. Klene took for his evening subject: "The President's 
death, and our Nation's Duty." At the First Baptist church. 
Dr. J. A. Ford, in the evening^, took for his subject: "^Phe as- 



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sassination of President McKinloy." At St. Francis 
Xavier's church Rev. Father Daw, of Winchester, in his 
morninj^ service, paid a hi^h tribute to the dead president. 
President Theodore Roosevelt issued a proclamation ap- 
pointing- Thursday, Sept. 19, the day on which the body of 
the dead President was laid in its last resting- place, as a day 
of mourning- and pra3'er throug-hout the united States. 

In harmony with that proclamation Mayor Georg-e Locke, 
of the city of Jersey ville, issued the following proclamation: 
PROCLAMATION. 
Wherkas, For the fifth time in the histor3'of the Repub- 
lic, its Chief Magistrate has been removed by death; and 

Whkkeas, All hearts are filled with grief and sorrow at 
the hideous crime which has darkened our land, and the 
memory of the murdered President, his week of suffering-, 
his unyielding- fortitude, the example and achievement of his 
life and and the pathos of his death will forever illumine the 
pag^es of our history; and 

Whekkas, In accordance with the proclamation of Presi- 
dent Theodore Roosevelt, memorial services for the late 
President, William McKinley, will be held in the First Bap- 
tist church, in this city, on Thursday, September 19th, A. D,, 
at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon; 

Therefore, I, Geo. D. Locke, Mayor of the City of Jersev- 
ville, earnestly request our citizens to drape their building-s 
in mournirg-, and refrain from their ordinar)- avocations be- 
tween the hours of two o'clock p. m., and four o'clock p. m., 
of Thursday, the 19th day of September, A. D., 1901, as a 
tribute of respect to the memor}- of our late President, and 
for the purpose of attending- the memorial services. 

I hereby order and direct that the City Hall be draped in 
mourning for a period of thirty days. 

Ix TiosTiMONY Wheri:op% I, Geo, D. Locke, May- 
or of said city, have hereunto set my hand 
[si-.al] and caused to be affixed hereto the seal of 

said citv this sixteenth dav of September, 
A. IX. VH)]. 
By the Mayor: (^KO. D. LOCKK, 

Albert H. Foster, Citv Clerk. 



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The Memorial services were conductefl according- to the 
Prochimation, in the First Baptist Church of Jerseyville, ;ic- 
cordintj- to the following- prog-ram me: 

PROGRAM MK. 

Org-an Solo "Funeral March" Chopin 

Proclamation bv the President Rev. F. A. Marks 

Hymn, "Lead, Kindly Light" Choir 

Reading- of Resolutions Mr. Chas vS. White 

Soprano Solo "Holy City" Stephen Adams 

Mrs. (tBO. D. Locke. 

Remarks Rev. P. Fallon 

Anthem "Death Shall Have no More Dominion Over Him." 
From "The Redemption" Choir 

Prayer Rev. J. G. Klene 

Hymn "America" Choir and Cong-reg-ation 

Address Rev. Dr..I. A. Ford 

Hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee," Choir and Cong-reg-ation 

Benediction Rev. 1. G. Klene 

Organ Solo "Dirg-e" E. Greig- 

This was one oF the best days ever known in Jerseyville. 
Though the occasion was a sad one, yet God brought g-ood 
out of it. Upon the platform were the pastors of the Catholic 
parishes, Rev. Father Marks, Rev. Father Fallon, with all 
the protestant pastors present in the city. Rev. Dr. J. A.Ford 
and Rey. J. (t. Klene, a sight the writer long-ed to see for 
many years; each taking- a part nobly in the exercises. The 
memorial address was delivered by Dr. Ford, and was a mas- 
terly effort. 'J^he exercises were presided over by our vener- 
able Col. W. H. Fulkerson, in a faultless and becoming- man- 
ner. Thus closed the most solemn and wide spread memo- 
rial exercises ever known upon the face of the earth. A 
oood man has g-onc. "It is (iod's wav: his will be done." 



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MARTYR PRKSIDKN^rs. 




ABRAHAM LINCOLN. JAMES A. GARFIELD. 

President Lincoln was shot by J- Wilkes Booth April 14, 
1865. He died early the next mornings, April 15. Presi- 
dent Garfield was shot by Charles J. Guiteau July 2, 1881. 
He died September 19, 1881. 

On the death of Mr. Lincoln public memorial services 
were held in the First Baptist Church of Jerseyville. On the 
death of Mr. Garfield public memorial services were held in 
the court house vard. 



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INDEX. 



Akard, B. W 186 

Adatns, John 9 

Accario, N 206 

Allen, Dr. A. B. 81 

Alexander & Millei; 202 

Auten &.Co 194 

Barnett, Dr. A. A. 85 

Barry. Dr. E. L. H 87 

Beaty. D. E 167 

liayer. 11. F 207 

Bag-ley, M. E 174 

Bell. .las 196 

Becker. J. W 54 

•Besse, D. D. Rev. C. B 43 

/Borger, C. C 200 

Boynton, J. E 199 

Bringhurst. Dr. James 78 

Brockinan, H . H 209 

Brocknian, H. F 209 

Brockinan, Win. F 208 

Brooks, C E 202 

Buffington. Dr. C G 79 

Butler, T. W 187 

•Burnett, Wm. G 186 

Brown, J. G 210 

Booker, R. B... 210 

Bowman, agency, 211 

Collenberger, R 207 

Casey, Dr. E. A 77 

Catt, Rev. Stephen. ....... . 45 

Carr, J. 8 102 

Chapman, Hon. T. S 98 

Cheney, Murray 153 

Cheney, C P 154 

Cheney, D. P 165 

Cheney, G. P 156 

Cheney, Emily 157 

Cheney, Mrs. D. P 169 

Cheney, Dr. A. M 170 

Christy, John 199 



Cooper, J. E ],59 

Cooper, Rev. M. !\1 45 

Corbett. Prof. Penuel 57 

Corbett. Virginia 57 

Cory, J. E 194 

Cory. Alice 214 

Oockrell, E 199 

Cross, A. W 188 

Cross, H. N. 166 

Cros^,E 189 

Cutting., Agency 211 

Criminal Record 227 

Curtis. E. L 222 

Cuttingj Susan H 57 

Children 180 

(Jity Band 224 

D'Arcy,/Dr. E. A 152 

D'Arcy, Mary 169 

Daniels, H S 194 

Daniels, S. D 181 

Daniels, J. S 219 

Dashner, F. M 206 

Decrevel, M 206 

Dolan, James 206 

Dolan, J. M 216 

Doenges, H 208 

Duffield, J. H 191 

DuHadway, Dr. C 86 

Dunphy. Mrs. J 203 

Eaton, Elizabeth 214 

Egelhoff, G 197 

Eiiibly ct Son 213 

Enos. Dr. Chas. K 87 

Enos, Dr. Jos. VV 90 

Enos, Dr. Chas. W 80 

Enos. Miss Cordelia 90 

English, Hon. J. N 150 

Engel, Leon 185 

Erwin, J. G 114 

Estebrooke. Dr. W. \V 84 



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Fanlkner, .James i 

Farley. Mips MaiT 10 

Fallon. Rev. Patriok 44 

Farley. Dr R 1) 78 

Fabey, W. F 198 

Fauth.John -209 

Fanners's Institute 22() 

Fales & Ferine 203 

Ferns. Hon T. F 99 

Fesenineyer & Senior 185 

Fine.li, J. M 210 

Fr_v. George 216 

Giers & Newbery 202 

Gill. Dr. Henry Z 83 

Gledbill. Dr. H. R 88 

Goodricb. Hon. A. A 102 

Godar, L. G 208 

Grosvenor, Rev. L 14 

Griggsby, Mrs 3 

Griggs. Ed D 212 

Harris J. L 207 

Hamilton Dr J. B 78 

Han)iiton, Dr. JO 79 

Hamilton, O. B 97 

Hamilton. P. M 102 

Harriman, Dr. H. C 78 

Harty, Rev. James 179 

Hays, J. W 115 

Herdman, Hon. G. W 96 

Herold,Fred 200 

Hansen, W 117 

llanley. Will 201 

Hill, H. B 185 

Hill. S. L 196 

Hill, H. F ....214 

ITossner, Tbeo 204 

Horn. Jobn 198 

Holmes Clotbing Store 186 

Holland, Dr. Wm. E 91 

Hutebison, Dr Wm 78 

Hugbes. J J 101 

Hoiightlin, W. H 215 

.J acobs. Cbarles 191 



Jacobs & Robb 199 

.Faooby Bros 203 

Jones, W. C 214 

Jones, Cbildren 181 

Kenner, Mrs. VV. S 202 

Kiely, Richard 176 

Keller. Cosmos 179 

Keller, Children 181 

Kiely. Children 181 

Keehner, Jobn 187 

Klene, Rev. J. G 41 

Knapp, Dr. A. R 78 

Knapp, Dr. C. H 79 

Knapp, Dr. Geo. H 82 

Knapp, Hon. A. T> 93 

Knapp, lion. R. M 93 

Kingston, Dr. T. A 8] 

Krotzsch, W. F 213 

Lancrey, Philip 193 

Laurent, L . ... 175 

Lauf koetter, Geo 203 

Leach, O. D 99 

Leigh & Son 209 

Leak, H 212 

Leak & Fleming 191 

T,ittle, Irwin 9 

Library. City 222 

Locke, J. A 170 

Locke, Hon (Jeo. D 149 

Locke, Children 180 

Lott, Dr. John W.r 77 

T,owe. A. W 187 

Marks, Rev. Francis A . . 44 

Maloney, H. C 187 

Mann.X. E. 214 

Marston & Halliday 186 

Massey, Wm. H 206 

Miller, L. A 186 

Miller Bros 208 

McFain. Chas 206 

Moss, Tom 227 

Mercurio, Leo 206 

Miner. N 160 



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AIcGratli. J. (' 17C. 

Mode. .lacdl. 201 

Mode, .lolin 205 

Myric'k. O F 170 

Myers. E. A R 197 

INIeKinley Memorial 237 

Newspapers 48 

Nash. He\. C 4(5 

National Hotel 227 

Newton. Hobt 172 

Newton, Albert 178 

Nitschke, Paul 202 

Noble, II V 101 

Page, J. M 53 

Perry, Dr. J. C 77 

Terry, CO 207 

Pike, Prof. J 60 

Pitt. A. F 203 

Postmasters H 

Pogue, H. W 98 

Public Schools 60 

Purinton, A. B 221 

Pritchett. D. P 11^7 

PostotHce 223 

Quinn, A. 11 115 

Remer & DuHadway 201 

Reintges, Jacob 181 

Rich, Dr. H. W 92 

Richards. W. P. & Co 208 

Ross, ,F. C 115 

Roerig, F. W-. 202 

Ro wden, G. A 212 

Seago, Geo. M 101 

Selby, Hon. T.J lO;] 

Seago & Johnson 197 

Schmidt. Chas 208 

Schmidt. F C^ 198 

Schneider, John. . 192 

Schroeder. W. H 115 

Scribner, C 209 

Scheiner & Woodruff 186 

Sbafer & Hanlev 187 



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Sliepliard. Win Ki'i 

Shephard. .Mrs Wm I(i2 

Sheiiiiard. .] . \ . 1S9 

Shephard. II A. Ibl) 

Slaltery, E. D 1!»S 

Slaten, Judge A. M 103 

Stanley, S D . 208 

Stelle's agency 212 

Sixty Years Ago •22U 

Sweeney. Josh 204 

Sweeney, .John 205 

Smith. G. R 200 

Snedeker, Hon. O. A 94 

Sumrall, Dr Geo 83 

Swallow, Col. (ieo, R 173 

Tack, J. C 197 

Titterington. Dr M. B 90 

Tiff, O. A 204 

Terry. Wm 207 

Teiupleton, J. E 182 

Tunehorst, H A 200 

VauDyke, Dr. R. H 77 

VanHorne. Dr. A. K 84 

Vanllorne, Geo. H 215 

Vandervoort, B C 183 

Vaughn. Ed J 100 

Vaughn, Children 183 

Waggoner, Dr. li T 91 

Warren. M. A 184 

Warren, Hon Geo. E 1()4 

Warren, Geo. E 184 

Wells, E. S 23 and 218 

West & Son 196 

Ware* Son 201 

Wade, J. E 182 

Wagner, J 187 

Warren & Wiseman 184 

Ware. Geo. W 1 77 

Wedding, Benj 219 

W' hite. Dr. J. L 78 



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Wiles. Dr. A. M 88 Whitehead & Alexander 206 

Williams, Dr. J. S 89 Wyckoff, D. G 161 

White, Chas. S 100 Wyckoff, H. N 161 

Whitehead, R 183 Y. M. C. A 22C 

Whitlockife Co 188 



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